Australia's Thomas Fancutt faces 10-month ban for doping breach

Overview

• Thomas Fancutt has accepted a 10-month ban from Tennis for a doping breach
• The Australian accepted the breach of Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP)
• Fancutt was caught taking more than 100ml infusion of a prohibited method in the designated 12-hour period

Thomas Fancutt has accepted a 10-month ban from Tennis for a doping breach. The Australian accepted the breach of Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP). Fancutt was caught taking more than 100ml infusion of a prohibited method in the designated 12-hour period. He became the second Australian, after Max Purcell, to accept a doping breach in under a year.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) conducted Fancutt's doping tests and sent him a notice on March 7, 2025, of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Two weeks later, the Australian replied with a request to enter the voluntary provisional suspension. ITIA confirmed it with its statement and claimed his ban came with immediate effect. Fancutt will hence be able to return to action before the start of the Australian Open 2026.

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"The ITIA sent the player a notice of a potential Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) on 7 March 2025. On 19 March 2025, the player requested to enter into a voluntary provisional suspension, which came into effect immediately," the ITIA's statement claimed.

ITIA claims Thomas Fancutt's breach was not intentional

In its statement, ITIA added that a full investigation was conducted, where evidence was gathered from the player. As the Australian cooperated well, ITIA concluded that the breach was not an intentional one. Due to Fancutt's early admission of the substance, his ban was limited to ten months, as stated by ITIA.

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"Following a full investigation by the ITIA, which included evidence gathering and interviews with the player, Fancutt admitted to the breach, and the ITIA accepted that the breach was not intentional. In determining sanction, the ITIA considered relevant precedents across all WADC-compliant sports, in addition to the player’s early admission and full co-operation," the ITIA's statement added.