Purcell accepts 18-month anti-doping breach ban

Image caption, Purcell reached a career-high world doubles ranking of eight in September 2024Australian Max Purcell has accepted an 18-month ban for breaching anti-doping rules in a case the two-time Grand Slam doubles champion said had been "seriously affecting my quality of life".

Purcell, who was provisionally suspended in December 2024, admitted to the "use of a prohibited method" by "receiving intravenous infusions of over 500ml" of vitamins on 16 and 20 December 2023.

The 27-year-old, whose major titles came at Wimbledon in 2022 and the 2024 US Open, did not test positive for a banned substance.

"The limit under the World Anti-Doping Code and TADP is 100ml in a 12-hour period," said the…