After a large number of doping scandals not only in the world of tennis, but in the world of sports in general, most players are a bit worried and stressed. It seems that even when you are not guilty, there is a possibility that you will test positive, and the consequences that may follow are the basis of this problem.
Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner felt this firsthand.
During The Player's Box, Jessica Pegula, a well-known face of the tennis scene, reflected on the doping testing procedure, saying that she became extremely paranoid.
Waiting for the result has become stressful, but the 31-year-old is aware that she has to adapt to the new situation.
Emails and stress
While Pegula, as well as her colleagues, have a lot of obligations on their daily schedule, such procedures additionally take up their time, but also create stress.
Most female tennis players have nothing against testing, but the latest scandals have raised the fear that despite the fact that the rules are followed, they still fear that they can be positive, fearing that a mistake by their team or themselves could lead to a positive test.
It is hard to imagine if anything will change in the world of tennis related to this problem, given that tennis governing bodies are determined to continue with the same tests at the same frequency, aware that this has become a huge problem in today's sport.
