The Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company has suspended former nationwide champion Dalwinder Singh for 2 years after he examined optimistic for morphine use.Singh, who achieved his highest world singles rating of 791 in April 2017, was discovered optimistic for morphine throughout an ITF World Tennis Tour occasion in Chandigarh in March 2025.“In the course of the interval of ineligibility, Singh is prohibited from taking part in in, teaching at, or attending any tennis occasion authorised or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any nationwide affiliation,” ITIA stated in a launch.Morphine is banned underneath TADP’s Narcotics class, particularly part S7 of the 2025 World Anti-Doping Company Prohibited Listing. As a Specified substance, no necessary provisional suspension was required, permitting the 29-year-old Singh to compete through the investigation.In communication with ITIA, Singh admitted to the Anti-Doping Rule Violation, claiming the morphine got here from ache treatment taken on the take a look at day.
Singh defined the treatment was prescribed following wrist surgical procedure roughly 12 months earlier.The participant could not present supporting proof equivalent to packaging, receipts, prescriptions, or the product identify to confirm his clarification.Whereas ITIA lacked proof to show intentional violation, Singh’s lack of ability to determine the supply of the optimistic take a look at meant no mitigating components might cut back his fault stage.Following TADP guidelines and precedent, a two-year suspension was accepted by Singh, ranging from October 22, 2025. The suspension will conclude on October 21, 2027.Singh should forfeit all outcomes, prize cash, and rating factors from the occasion the place he examined optimistic.The ITIA operates independently and was established by tennis governing our bodies to guard the integrity {of professional} tennis occasions.