Yastremska ineligible for Australian Open after CAS dismisses appeal
Yastremska ineligible for Australian Open after CAS dismisses appeal
(Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by Ukraine s Dayana Yastremska who was provisionally suspended for doping, leaving her ineligible to play in the Australian Open that begins next week.
Yastremska was suspended last month after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found a banned substance in an out-of-competition urine sample she submitted.
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) had denied Yastremska s application to have the suspension lifted, prompting the world number 29 to approach the CAS to hear an urgent appeal so she could play in the year s first Grand Slam.
"The provisional suspension imposed on Dayana Yastremska in the challenged decision remains in force until a final decision is rendered by the ITF," CAS said in a statement.
The ITF said in a statement that Yastremska "remains ineligible to compete" pending a final resolution of her case.
Yastremska, who travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, had denied using performance-enhancing drugs and said the positive test was the result of a "contamination event"
