By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday July 6, 2023
Jenson Brooksby has accepted a provisional suspension for an anti-doping violation, but plans to appeal and prove his innocence.
The American took to social media to explain his situation on Wednesday.
“As of July 5 2023, I will be accepting a provisional suspension due to an allegation of three missed tests in a one month period,” he wrote. “The provisional suspension is not an admission that I have done anything wrong; to the contrary, I have denied this charge and I'm waiting for an arbitration with an independent Tribunal.”
“The Protocols of the anti doping program are in place to protect the integrity of our sport, and I respect and support these protocols. I have never failed a drug test. And I have never taken any substances that I was not allowed to take.
“ have been tested numerous times, including three times after surgery in March 2023. One of the alleged missed tests occurred on June 4 2022, in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, two days before the start of the ATP 250 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. At the time of that test attempt I was at the official tournament hotel where I said I would be, and in my hotel room, and the time that I had said I would be there.
“I look forward to providing all the evidence and explaining what happened to an independent panel of arbitrators. This year has been filled with tremendous adversity and I am looking forward to putting all this behind me and getting back on tour.”