Russian tennis player faces multi-year suspension after testing positive for prohibited substance
Russian tennis player Daniil Savelev has been given a two-year suspension for an anti-doping violation. He tested positive for meldonium in July 2024. Savelev explained he mistakenly took the banned substance, confusing it with similar-looking family medication. Despite the unintentional ingestion, he accepted a two-year ban, ending in August 2026, for failing to prevent the violation.
Russian tennis player Daniil Savelev has been given a two-year suspension for an anti-doping violation. He tested positive for meldonium in July 2024. Savelev explained he mistakenly took the banned substance, confusing it with similar-looking family medication. Despite the unintentional ingestion, he accepted a two-year ban, ending in August 2026, for failing to prevent the violation.
