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doping ban on Friday, the International Tennis Federation announced, a suspension which will only end close to her 40th birthday. American player Lepchenko, 35, failed a drugs test at the Budapest WTA event in July last year where she tested positive for "adrafinil and/or modafinil metabolite" said the ITF.
(Reuters) - Slovakia's Filip Horansky stunned Italy's world number 21 Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(2) 6-3 to level their qualifying tie on Friday for a place in the Davis Cup Finals later this year.
Alex de Minaur has sent Australia's Davis Cup qualifier with Hungary into a fifth and deciding rubber with a rousing win over Marton Fucsovics.
Carlos Alcaraz made a stunning start to his Davis Cup career on Friday, helping six-time champions Spain to a comfortable 2-0 lead over Romania on the first day of their qualifying tie. The 18-year-old Alcaraz, ranked 19 in the world, swept past the experienced Marius Copil 6-4, 6-3 on the clay courts of Marbella. "I was nervous, but no more than usual. Having an experience like this in the Davis Cup helps you grow as a player and as a person," said Alcaraz widely seen as his country's tennis heir apparent to Rafael Nadal who has skipped this tie.
Slovakia's Filip Horansky stunned Italy's world number 21 Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(2) 6-3 to level their qualifying tie on Friday for a place in the Davis Cup Finals later this year.
Twenty-three time grand slam champion Serena Williams says she would have faced far harsher punishment had she engaged in similar behaviour to German Alexander Zverev.
Former top-20 player Varvara Lepchenko has been handed a four-year doping suspension by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for a banned stimulant during a tournament last year.
Dayana Yastremska has maintained her emotional run at the Lyon Open by beating fifth-seed Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to book a semi-final spot.