Tennis star Jenson Brooksby accepts provisional ban, but denies doping: 'I've never failed a drug test'

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Jenson Brooksby has accepted the provisional suspension handed down from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), the American tennis player confirmed to The Associated Press.

The 22-year-old California native was accused of missing three doping tests over a 12-month span.

"Taking the provisional suspension is the best decision that we have to make right now," he said over the phone. However, Brooksby also proclaimed that he was not using banned sustenances. "I’ve never failed a drug test. I’ve never taken any bad substances."

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Jenson Brooksby plays a backhand during the third round singles match against Tommy Paul of the United States during day six of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Jan. 21, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

He plans to go to arbitration with the ITIA, which oversees doping cases in tennis. According to anti-doping rules, athletes can be subjected to penalty without a positive test if they have three "whereabouts failures" within a 12-month period.

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"'Whereabouts' is a pretty tough requirement for them, with how much they're traveling," said Howard Jacobs, a lawyer working with Brooksby. "There's no allegations he took any banned substances and we're confident about" the case's outcome.

Jacobs also represents Simona Halep, who failed a drug test at the 2022 U.S. Open. Halep has previously denied knowingly taking any banned substances. She has been suspended since October and faced a second doping