US OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPION MAX PURCELL LSXD SUSPENDED FOR ir ANTI-DOPING BREACH

Purcell, who is currently ranked No. 12 in doubles, teamed with Jordan Thompson to win the U.S. Open in September, and with Matt Ebden to win Wimbledon in 2022. He also finished as a runner-up in doubles at the Australian Open in 2020 and 2022...

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U.S. Open doubles champion Max Purcell has entered a voluntary provisional suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the sanction in a statement after the 26-year-old Australian admitted to violating Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program “relating to the use of a Prohibited Method.”

Purcell, a two-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, posted a statement on Instagram saying he had “unknowingly received an IV infusion of vitamins above the allowable limit of 100 ml.” Purcell said he had told the medical clinic that the infusion needed to be below 100 milliliters because he was a professional athlete, but that the medical records he received back showed that the IV had been above that level.