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The brutal doping sanction of a former tennis player who reached world No. 39

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 16 Mar 2026
Matosevic sanctioned for doping. Photo: gettyimages

Informative bombshell reported by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) regarding a four-year ban for Australian coach and former player, Marinko Matosevic. It has been determined that he committed five anti-doping violations between 2018 and 2020, including blood doping while active, facilitating other players to do the same, and advising on how to evade anti-doping controls.

The Australian must return the prize money won at the Morelos and Indian Wells Challenger tournaments in 2018 and is prohibited from coaching or working with any tennis player until 2030, even attending any official tennis events. Marinko Matosevic reached world No. 39 in 2013.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, La brutal sanción por dopaje a un extenista que llegó a ser 39 del mundo