“I had a very violent reaction. It was a mix of disbelief and panic; I cried a lot. I couldn’t read the email to the end because I was already in tears. The people with me said that my reaction was as if someone had died,” said six-time slam champion Iga Swiatek when she had to go through the most unexpected and challenging phase of her career a year ago at this very same time. After testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication that is known to increase performance and endurance. She received a 1-month suspension toward the end of 2024 . Although she was later cleared, the brief time away from professional tennis left her in shambles and caused her to miss the Asian swing. A year later, though Swiatek has nothing to worry about, the memories of that turmoi

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