Iga Sfiodek tested positive for a banned substance and was banned from the courts for a month

Iga Sfiodek has been banned from the courts for one month after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ).

The International Tennis Integrity Organization issued a statement on Thursday (28/11) announcing the Pole’s punishment, ruling that the level of the 23-year-old’s fault was “without significant error or negligence” and not intentional.

Sfiondek had missed three tournaments from September 22 to October 4 while the process was ongoing, so she has already served 22 days of her sentence. So she has another eight days ahead of her and thus will be eligible to play in the Australian Open in January.

The 23-year-old Pole tested positive for trace amounts of trimetazidine, a drug commonly used to boost blood flow, in an out-of-competition sample on Aug. 12 before the Cincinnati Open. Sfiodek she was informed of the positive test by the ITIA exactly one month later, on 12 September, and was given a mandatory provisional ban.

The ITIA also confirmed that Sfiondek will also forfeit prize money from the Cincinnati Open, the tournament immediately following the test.