Bad news for the world number 124. Varvara Lepchenko: The 35-year-old was temporarily suspended because of a positive doping test. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Thursday.

The urine sample was given on July 12 at the WTA 250 tournament in Budapest and contained traces of the stimulating substances adrafinil and / or modafinil, wrote the ITF . Both agents are on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list.

Lepchenko can appeal the suspension, but has not yet exercised this right. Only at the beginning of August did the former world number 19. triumphed at the WTA 125 event in Charleston.