THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) INCREASES THE SUSPENSION OF

 ITALIAN TENNIS PLAYER SARA ERRANI

 Lausanne, 11 June 2018 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeals filed by the Italian national anti-doping agency (Nado Italia), on one hand, and by the Italian tennis player Sara Errani (the Athlete), on the other hand, against the decision taken on 3 August 2017 by the Independent Tribunal of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in which Sara Errani admitted an anti-doping rule violation and was sanctioned with a two-month period of ineligibility and the disqualification of the results she achieved in the period from 16 February 2017 to 7 June 2017.

The CAS Panel upheld Nado Italia’s appeal and imposed a ten-month period of ineligibility, effective immediately. The period of ineligibility of two months served from 3 August 2017 through 2 October 2017 will be credited against the total period of ten months. The appeal filed by Sara Errani was dismissed by the CAS Panel.