Tennis Player Jenson Brooksby Suspended for 18 Months Due to Location Errors

The American Jenson Brooksby (No. 301 in the ATP rankings) received a harsh sanction from an independent tribunal after it was discovered that he had made three location errors in a period of twelve months. For this reason, the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) confirmed its suspension for 18 months -from July 5, 2023 to January 4, 2025-.

Jenson Brooksby will not be able to compete for 18 months. AP Photo

The 22-year-old tennis player born in California reached the best position of his career last season as 33rd in the world. He was a finalist on the ATP Tour on several occasions at home in Newport, Dallas and Atlanta. In 2021 he entered the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time by making the round of 16 at the US Open, confirming his position as one of the new talents in American tennis.

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This year the oceanic tour began with the semifinals in Auckland and, later, competing for the last time on the tour, he lost in the third round of the Australian Open. Since then he has dealt with a wrist injury that forced him to take time off the tour to undergo surgery and a subsequent recovery period.

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Months ago, the ITIA had confirmed that the American tennis player had received a voluntary provisional suspension due to location failures to undergo anti-doping controls. Once that news was announced, the independent court took up the case and, finally, the sanction awarded was known.

“The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) can confirm that an independent tribunal has suspended American tennis player Jenson Brooksby for 18 months after determining that the player had made three location errors in a twelve-month period”the statement begins.

“Brooksby accepted that the first and third failed tests were valid, so only the second failed test was in dispute before the court. Having considered the evidence, the court concluded that Brooksby’s degree of fault for the missing test was high”.

In this way, Jenson Brooksby will face an 18-month suspension until early 2025. However, he will have 21 days to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

2023-10-24 21:26:37
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