LONDON — Argentine tennis participant Facundo Bagnis selected to start a voluntary provisional suspension in an anti-doping case after testing optimistic for a substance within the class of diuretics and masking brokers, the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company introduced Thursday.
The 35-year-old Bagnis’ check got here whereas he was competing in qualifying on the U.S. Open in August. His loss within the first spherical was his sixth defeat in a row in Grand Slam qualifying matches.
He reached a career-high No. 55 within the ATP rankings in 2016.
Bagnis was notified of the end result this month and selected to start a provisional suspension final week. If he finally ends up being banned, the provisional suspension will depend as time served.
