By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Friday, February 21, 2025
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Bad beef is the key to setting Nicolas Zanellato free from provisional suspension.
World No. 754 Zanelatto, who has been serving a provisional suspension since last August after failing a doping test, is eligible to return to play immediately after proving his positive test for boldenone came from ingesting contaminated Colombian beef.
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Following an investigation, which included interviews, review of detailed documentation, and advice from independent WADA-approved scientists, the International Tennis Integrity Agency found that Zanellato “bore No Fault or Negligence for [his] Anti-Doping Rule Violation.”
Zanellato, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 458 in April 2024, provided an in-competition sample while competing in an ATP Challenger event in Ibagué, Colombia, on June 25th,…
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