Chilean tennis player Nicolas Jarry has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation after testing positive for banned substances during the dispute of the last Finals Davis Cup in Madrid. Jarry, number 78 in the world, tested positive for a urine sample in Ligandrol and Stanozol , two substances banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
“This is one of the hardest moments that I have had to face in my life. The levels of these substances are so incredibly low that they are equivalent to one trillionth of a gram, levels so low that no substance could have provided me any benefit to improve my performance, “says Jarry.
Jarry, 24, delivered the urine sample on November 19, date of the Argentina-Chile match.”I want to clarify that I have never purposely taken any prohibited substance in my career and, in fact, I completely oppose doping. In the next few days I will dedicate all my time and push to find out where these substances come from, so that my legal team and I we can clearly clarify this situation, “he added.
“I want, in addition to demonstrating my innocence , to use in the future what is happening to me as an example for all young athletes, so that cases like this never happen again. I say this because it seems like a case of cross contamination, manufactured multivitamins in Brazil , which my doctor recommended me to take, since they had the guarantee of not carrying prohibited substances, “said the tennis player.
Jarry, who was 38 of the ATP last July, participated in the last ATP Cup and did not exceed the previous Adelaide tournament. He planned to play the next Australian Open. Last July he was proclaimed champion in Bastad , but since then he has not won a game again , reaching 12 consecutive defeats.