Swiatek discusses doping ban ahead of Poland's United Cup campaign

At the United Cup, Iga Swiatek said she doesn't expect the World Anti-Doping Agency to appeal the one-month suspension she recently served, after testing positive for banned substance in August. The International Tennis Integrity Agency accepted her explanation that the result was caused by a contaminated dose of melatonin.

The World No. 2 is preparing to lead Poland in Group B against the Czech Republic and Norway, at the season-opening mixed team event in Sydney.

"I'm not expecting an appeal, but I have, kind of, no influence on what's going to happen and, but, I can say from the process that I went through, and how they treated me from the beginning that it seemed, you know, fair for me. I managed to give the source pretty quickly," said Swiatek.

"That's why the case closed, you know, pretty quickly, but still I didn't play tournaments, and I kind of, I got a fine, small one, symbolic one, but it's over now. So I guess, in my opinion, it was a fair process, and I trust ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) that any case they do, they're going to treat every player the same way and fairly," she concluded.