Bagnis accepts a 12-month suspension after testing positive in a doping test

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Facundo Bagnis has accepted a 12-month suspension after testing positive in an anti-doping test for hydrochlorothiazide. The Argentine tennis player had already chosen a provisional suspension on October 18, 2025 while the investigation was ongoing, and now he has accepted the punishment of a year without playing, from which the time he has been inactive will be deducted.

Argentinian tennis player Facundo Bagnis has accepted a 12-month suspension under tennis' anti-doping rules.

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In fact, it was Bagnis himself who informed the ITIA in November of last year that the origin of this positive was a contaminated supplement, providing continuous evidence such as specific documentation , purchase receipts, and what he discussed with his doctor at that time. Indeed, it was the doctor himself who prescribed this supplement assuring him that there were no problems, but ultimately a positive result emerged, representing a harsh blow to his career at 36 years old.

When did Bagnis test positive?

The Argentine tennis player, who once reached world number 55, is now beyond the top 400, although it is expected that he will return to the circuit once he serves the suspension on October 18, 2026. Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic and masking agent, and the positive occurred in August of last year when Bagnis was playing the US Open qualifying where he lost to James Duckworth.

From that moment on, Facundo played only three more Challenger tournaments in the following weeks until he withdrew from the Antofagasta Challenger without even taking the court against Joao Lucas Reis da Silva. If the sanction has not been severe, it is because the player proved the origin of the positive and cooperated at all times, as otherwise the outcome could have been much worse for his interests. Now he will have to be patient and wait to serve the suspension to rid himself of this bittersweet taste that stains his career.

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