Could another Australian be suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency?

2025 has seen former world No.40 Max Purcell accept a suspension of 18 months and fellow pro Tom Fancutt provisionally suspended under the Tennis Anti - Doping Programme with both players admitting to using a "prohibited method" as defined by the International Tennis Integrity Agency program.

On last nights 'The First Serve Live' on SEN, our dedicated weekly tennis program, host Brett Phillips revealed a third Australian name who could land himself in hot water, but it is not a player.

"It is the First Serve’s understanding that the coach of Jordan Thompson, former Australian player Marinko Matosevic is under investigation by the International Tennis Integrity Agency," Phillips said.

"In their words we publish details of all completed cases when they are concluded. Until that point, we do not comment on speculation, individuals or whether someone is under investigation or not.

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"The First Serve has spoken to Jordan Thompson himself to alert him to the information, also asking him separately of rumours of a split between the pair post Wimbledon, which is news to him in terms of the coaching split and that he has no knowledge of any investigation going on.

"He said it was always Marinko’s intention to take a break post Wimbledon and that former American player Ryan Harrison would join him in the US as he has done in the past for stints when Marinko is not on the road."

Phillips went on to say that it also his understanding that Matosevic is back in his Asian base and would park himself there for the rest of the year and may work alongside Thompson again for the Asian swing.

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Matosevic had also in the last couple of months reunited with fellow Aussie Chris O'Connell who he had previously coached alongside Thompson, with O'Connell confirming in the past week in Toronto that he and Marinko had done a week training block post Wimbledon in preparation for the Canadian-US hard court swing.

Could a third Australian tennis identity be suspended? We await to see the outcome.

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