Vondrousova, who is 46th in the women’s rankings, can continue playing as the offence does not incur an immediate ban and she has opted not to take a provisional suspension. <\/p>\n
However, she has not played since withdrawing from the Adelaide International in January with shoulder pain. She went on to miss the Australian Open with the same issue.<\/p>\n
ITIA rules say a player “evading sample collection or refusing or failing to submit to sample collection without compelling justification after notification by a duly authorised person” is deemed to have committed an anti-doping violation.<\/p>\n
“It is very tough for me to talk about this, but I want to be transparent with you about my mental health,” added Vondrousova in her social media post.<\/p>\n
“For a long time, I’ve been dealing with injury, constant pressure, and ongoing sleep issues that left me feeling exhausted and fragile. It slowly wore me down more than I probably realised at the time.<\/p>\n
“On top of that, years of hateful messages and threats have affected how safe I feel in my own space.”<\/p>\n
Referring to the visit from the drug tester, she added: “In that moment, fear clouded my judgment and I just couldn’t process the situation rationally. After what happened to Petra, we don’t take strangers at our door lightly.”<\/p>\n