There seems to be no ending to doping sagas in the tennis world. After Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, there is a new tennis player who has recently got his name involved in a controversy. The ITIA recently confirmed that the Australian tennis player, Max Purcell has elected to enter into a voluntary provisional suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP). There are very few details about this incident as of now, but as per several reports the case involves Purcell admitting a breach of a rule involving a “Prohibited Method.” Let’s take a closer look at the turn of events surrounding this new controversy in the racquet sport.
The 26-year-old Aussie who is currently ranked 12th in the doubles event has admitted to a breach of Article 2.2 of the TADP relating to the use of a Prohibited method. As per reports, he has also requested to enter into a provisional suspension on December 10, 2024. Several reports claim, the suspension came into effect on December 12, 2024, and time served under provisional suspension will be credited against any future sanction.
As per the rules, during this provisional suspension, Max Purcell will be prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis events authorized or sanctioned by the member of the ITIA. Since the matter is currently in an ongoing process, the ITIA reported that they are unable to offer any further details until its conclusion. However, these back-to-back ‘thunderbolts’ in the tennis world will perhaps now send shockwaves across the whole community. It’ll be interesting to see how others react to this news.
Max Purcell, recent US Open doubles champ ranked #12 in ATP doubles and #105 in singles, has begun to serve a provisional suspension, just announced by ITIA.
There are few details yet, but the case involves Purcell admitting a breach of a rule involving a “Prohibited Method.” pic.twitter.com/9fqHOIpVtp
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) December 23, 2024
If we take a look at Purcell’s record in the last eight years, he won his first Grand Slam title in the doubles event of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships with his compatriot, Matthew Ebden. After that, in this year he clinched his second Grand Slam title at the doubles event with Jordan Thompson at the 2024 US Open. Max Purcell is currently ranked 105 in the singles event and he was not listed on the 2025 AO’s entry lists that were released earlier this month. He didn’t even receive a wildcard or feature on the qualifying entries. Was it because of this provisional suspension, though?
Well, ITIA hasn’t yet confirmed anything on this, so there’s no clarification of whether Max Purcell’s absence from the draw of the tournament starting from January 12 was due to the sanction.
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