Dayana Yastremska Traveling to Australian Open 2021 Raises Major Concerns

We are within sight of the commencement of the Australian Open 2021, as many players have reached the destination. To many fans’ surprise, the 20-year-old star from Ukraine, Dayana Yastremska, also chartered a private flight to Melbourne Park.

Only recently, Dayana received a provisional suspension from the WTA Tour against doping charges. However, she can still apply to lift her provisional suspension, and if she is successful in doing so, she can also play with immediate effect.

Moreover, the Ukrainian star has made the main draw of the first major tournament of the year. Therefore, it is likely that she will be seen competing for the Happy Slam title.

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Dreams for Australian title not over for Dayana Yastremska

According to the ITF, Dayana had tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in November 2020. Since the same was banned by WADA, she got provisionally suspended from the women’s tour.

A full hearing will decide the fate of World No. 29, but Yastremska will also have a right to challenge the decision.

In fact, there are many scenarios in which an athlete can get the provisional ban lifted, and demonstrating to the hearing panel that the violation is likely to have involved a Contaminated Product is one.

Considering her rebuttal on Twitter after hearing the news, this scenario might actually help her case. Dayana had said, “I have received scientific advice that the result is consistent with some form of a contamination event.”

In conclusion, the second-highest ranked player under 21, Dayana, could play at the Australian Open if she proves her point.

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Qualifiers line up in the main draw of the Australian Open 2021

After battling for three rounds in the Middle East, 16 men and women have qualified for the main draw. Unfortunately, the Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard failed to qualify for the same for the second consecutive year.

Former World No. 31 Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova made the final list; she returned to tennis after three years. From the other side, the 17-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz also qualified, making him the youngest in the 2021 main draw.

But above all, tennis fans are ready to witness the first major tournament of the year. Who do you think will be this year’s champion of the Australian Open?

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