Australian tennis player Thomas Fantcutt has pings for anti -doping violation on the infusion of vitamin

A second Australian tennis player in four months has been temporarily suspended for violating the anti -doping rules of sport on intravenous infusion of vitamins.

Thomas Fancutt, 30 years old, confirmed his suspension on social media on Tuesday after he was announced by the dog’s anti -doping guard dog, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (Itia) over the weekend. His case followed that of Dual Doubles Grand Slam champion Max Purcell whose ban began in December and meant that Australian Open was missing from January.

Both players admitted to use a “prohibited method” as defined by the ITIA anti -doping program. The athletes are authorized to use IV drips, but only when the fluid is below a certain threshold and in a specific period of time.

In the case of Fantcut, the world player n. 123 doubles that made its debut in the Grand Slam in Melbourne Park two months ago, he said he had received an IV 500 ml infusion at the end of last year “to fight a serious effort” and was “devastated” by his ban. His provisional suspension began on March 19th.

The list of prohibited substances of the world anti -doping agency specifies that IV infusions or injections are prohibited when they exceed a threshold of 100 ml or, unless they are performed for legitimate medical purposes such as surgery.

The US Open Doubles champion of last year Purcell (a title that won with the Australian colleague Jordan Thompson) said he said to the clinic where he received an infusion that the IV treatment could not exceed the threshold. The 27 year old remains suspended from the tennis tour.

“I unknowingly received an infusion IV of vitamins above the allowed limit of 100 ml”, published Purcell on Instagram in December. “Until last week, when I received medical records from a clinic that showed that the amount of an IV I had received was greater than 100 ml, I was fully convinced that I had done everything to make sure I followed the Wada methods and methods.

“But the registers show that the IV was beyond the limit of 100 ml, even if I told the clinic that I was a professional athlete and that I needed the IV was less than 100 ml.”

Fancutt, a Queenslander who came out of the double of the Australian open men in the first round with Blake Ellis after obtaining a joker, said he is “proud to be a clean athlete”.