&nbsp;An independent tribunal has&nbsp;suspended&nbsp;American&nbsp;player Jenson&nbsp;Brooksby&nbsp;for&nbsp;18&nbsp;months, the International&nbsp;Tennis&nbsp;Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday, after finding that he committed three&nbsp;whereabouts&nbsp;failures&nbsp;in a 12-month period. The 22-year-old, who achieved his highest career ranking of 33rd last year, previously accepted a voluntary provisional suspension and his sanction will be backdated to July 5. The sanction will end on January 4, 2025, according to the ITIA.

Brooksby&nbsp;previously told the AP that he had never failed a drug test or taken "bad substances". The ITIA said that&nbsp;Brooksby&nbsp;accepted the first and third missed tests but disputed the second one.

Missing three in a 12-month period can constitute an anti-doping rule violation, according to the ITIA.&nbsp;Brooksby&nbsp;has 21 days to appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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"The&nbsp;whereabouts&nbsp;programme is a vital tool in maintaining a clean sport," ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said in a statement. "No one wants players to fall foul of the rules in this way."

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An independent tribunal has suspended American player Jenson Brooksby for 18 months, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday, after finding that he committed three whereabouts failures in a 12-month period.

An independent tribunal has suspended American player Jenson Brooksby for 18 months, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday, after finding that he committed three whereabouts failures in a 12-month period. The 22-year-old, who achieved his highest career ranking of 33rd last year, previously accepted a voluntary provisional suspension and his sanction will be backdated to July 5. The sanction will end on January 4, 2025, according to the ITIA. Brooksby previously told the AP that he had never failed a drug test or taken "bad substances". The ITIA said that Brooksby accepted the first and third missed tests but disputed the second one. Missing three in a 12-month period can constitute an anti-doping rule violation, according to the ITIA. Brooksby has 21 days to appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Also Read: Nations League: England snatch win against Netherlands to keep Paris hopes alive "The whereabouts programme is a vital tool in maintaining a clean sport," ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said in a statement. "No one wants players to fall foul of the rules in this way." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Second seed Casper Ruud was sent packing in the Australian Open second round Thursday with defeat to hard-hitting American Jenson Brooksby, a day after Rafael Nadal also went out.

The Norwegian Ruud, who took a medical timeout after the second set, succumbed 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 to the 39th-ranked Brooksby on Rod Laver Arena.

His early exit left the tournament without its top two seeds in week one after Nadal's shock loss on the same court Wednesday to another American in Mackenzie McDonald.

It opens the door to Novak Djokovic winning a 10th Melbourne title and temporarily derails Ruud's dreams of becoming world number one.

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"First and foremost, Casper is a warrior, I knew it would be a great battle out there," said Brooksby, 22.

"I'm just really proud of my mental resolve after the third-set battle didn't go my way, and to turn it around. I&nbsp;thought I was playing really strong and I just didn't want to lose my focus out there."

The 24-year-old Ruud's defeat ended any hope he had of assuming the world number-one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz, who is absent from Melbourne with an injury.

Only two players can now achieve the feat if they lift the trophy, Serbian superstar Djokovic or Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. 
According to the governing body ATP, Ruud could have done so by winning or simply reaching the final, as long as neither Djokovic nor Tsitsipas claimed the title.

That now won't happen in a blow for a player who enjoyed a breakthrough 2022, reaching the final of both the French and US Opens.

Brooksby, who is on his Australian Open debut, will face Tommy Paul next after his fellow American beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in five sets.

Brooksby, whose best Grand Slam result was reaching the round of 16 at the 2021 US Open, took charge in the first set, breaking twice, with the Norwegian hitting 15 unforced errors to slump behind.

Ruud, who was scheduled to meet Djokovic in the semi-finals, regrouped at the changeover and earned two break points on Brooksby's opening serve in set two, but he failed to convert.&nbsp;

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They traded breaks through a gruelling second set before the American earned a set point at 5-6 and after a 26-shot rally moved two sets clear on a lucky net cord. &nbsp;

Ruud left the court for a medical timeout at the changeover, apparently for an abdominal problem.&nbsp;

His game didn't improve when he returned, broken two more times before staging a remarkable comeback.

He saved three match points at 3-5 as Brooksby became agitated, slamming his racquet on the ground, before taking it to a tiebreak where he broke early to take it to a fourth set.

But, undeterred, the gutsy American reset to break Ruud immediately and race to a 3-0 lead.

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Second seed Casper Ruud was sent packing in the Australian Open second round Thursday with defeat to hard-hitting American Jenson Brooksby, a day after Rafael Nadal also went out.

Second seed Casper Ruud was sent packing in the Australian Open second round Thursday with defeat to hard-hitting American Jenson Brooksby, a day after Rafael Nadal also went out. The Norwegian Ruud, who took a medical timeout after the second set, succumbed 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 to the 39th-ranked Brooksby on Rod Laver Arena. His early exit left the tournament without its top two seeds in week one after Nadal's shock loss on the same court Wednesday to another American in Mackenzie McDonald. It opens the door to Novak Djokovic winning a 10th Melbourne title and temporarily derails Ruud's dreams of becoming world number one. WATCH | Defending champion and top seed Rafael Nadal crashes out of the Australian Open × "First and foremost, Casper is a warrior, I knew it would be a great battle out there," said Brooksby, 22. "I'm just really proud of my mental resolve after the third-set battle didn't go my way, and to turn it around. I thought I was playing really strong and I just didn't want to lose my focus out there." The 24-year-old Ruud's defeat ended any hope he had of assuming the world number-one ranking from Carlos Alcaraz, who is absent from Melbourne with an injury. Only two players can now achieve the feat if they lift the trophy, Serbian superstar Djokovic or Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. According to the governing body ATP, Ruud could have done so by winning or simply reaching the final, as long as neither Djokovic nor Tsitsipas claimed the title. That now won't happen in a blow for a player who enjoyed a breakthrough 2022, reaching the final of both the French and US Opens. Brooksby, who is on his Australian Open debut, will face Tommy Paul next after his fellow American beat Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in five sets. Brooksby, whose best Grand Slam result was reaching the round of 16 at the 2021 US Open, took charge in the first set, breaking twice, with the Norwegian hitting 15 unforced errors to slump behind. Ruud, who was scheduled to meet Djokovic in the semi-finals, regrouped at the changeover and earned two break points on Brooksby's opening serve in set two, but he failed to convert. Read more: World no.2 Casper Ruud takes inspiration from Roger Federer's send-off They traded breaks through a gruelling second set before the American earned a set point at 5-6 and after a 26-shot rally moved two sets clear on a lucky net cord. Ruud left the court for a medical timeout at the changeover, apparently for an abdominal problem. His game didn't improve when he returned, broken two more times before staging a remarkable comeback. He saved three match points at 3-5 as Brooksby became agitated, slamming his racquet on the ground, before taking it to a tiebreak where he broke early to take it to a fourth set. But, undeterred, the gutsy American reset to break Ruud immediately and race to a 3-0 lead. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Alexander Zverev completed victory over American Jenson Brooksby in the Abierto Mexicano tournament at 4.55 am local time on Tuesday, the latest ever finish for a professional tennis match.

After battling for three hours and 19 minutes, during which the German world number three twice came within a point of losing during a second-set tiebreaker, Zverev defeated the 47th-ranked Brooksby 3-6 7-6(10) 6-2.

There were still appreciative tennis fans in the stands at the ATP 500 tournament which has four of the world's top five players participating this year, as the match finished even later than the 2008 Australian Open clash between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis which ended at 4:34 am.

"Right now I'm happy to have won," defending champion Zverev said on court. "I don't know how Jenson feels. Must be difficult but happy to be a part of history. It was an incredible battle."

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It was not the only epic contest on a manic Monday night in Mexico.

American Stefan Kozlov was in the middle of an evening practice session with Rafa Nadal when he found out he was replacing injured Frenchman Maxime Cressy in the main draw as a lucky loser.

"I was playing a practice set with Rafa ... he breaks his string, goes to his bag.

I just happen to check my phone for whatever reason," Kozlov said. "I just had an intuition and then I have 20 text messages ... they're like 'get over here'.

"I dropped all my stuff. I told Rafa, he's got a big smile on his face. He's super excited for me ... I got over here and I had about 30 minutes to get ready."

Facing former world number three Grigor Dimitrov, the 130th-ranked Kozlov suffered severe leg cramps after breaking his opponent`s serve to take a 5-3 lead in the second set.

Kozlov slumped to the ground in agony and was barely able to move after returning to court as Dimitrov reeled off four successive games to force a decider.

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Most people would have expected Kozlov to retire after losing the second set but the 24-year-old displayed incredible mental and physical strength to complete his biggest career win in three hours and 21 minutes.

He will next face either fellow American Denis Kudla or Nadal.

"Today I was totally expecting not to be playing," said Kozlov, adding that he would have retired if he had failed to hold his first service game in the third set against Dimitrov.

"Now I've got the biggest win of my career and I`m about to play Rafa Nadal."

Alexander Zverev completed victory over American Jenson Brooksby in the Abierto Mexicano tournament at 4.55 am local time on Tuesday, the latest ever finish for a professional tennis match.

Alexander Zverev completed victory over American Jenson Brooksby in the Abierto Mexicano tournament at 4.55 am local time on Tuesday, the latest ever finish for a professional tennis match. After battling for three hours and 19 minutes, during which the German world number three twice came within a point of losing during a second-set tiebreaker, Zverev defeated the 47th-ranked Brooksby 3-6 7-6(10) 6-2. There were still appreciative tennis fans in the stands at the ATP 500 tournament which has four of the world's top five players participating this year, as the match finished even later than the 2008 Australian Open clash between Lleyton Hewitt and Marcos Baghdatis which ended at 4:34 am. "Right now I'm happy to have won," defending champion Zverev said on court. "I don't know how Jenson feels. Must be difficult but happy to be a part of history. It was an incredible battle." ALSO READ: 'It will be physical, it will be emotional': Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick on battle against Atletico It was not the only epic contest on a manic Monday night in Mexico. American Stefan Kozlov was in the middle of an evening practice session with Rafa Nadal when he found out he was replacing injured Frenchman Maxime Cressy in the main draw as a lucky loser. "I was playing a practice set with Rafa ... he breaks his string, goes to his bag. I just happen to check my phone for whatever reason," Kozlov said. "I just had an intuition and then I have 20 text messages ... they're like 'get over here'. "I dropped all my stuff. I told Rafa, he's got a big smile on his face. He's super excited for me ... I got over here and I had about 30 minutes to get ready." Facing former world number three Grigor Dimitrov, the 130th-ranked Kozlov suffered severe leg cramps after breaking his opponent`s serve to take a 5-3 lead in the second set. Kozlov slumped to the ground in agony and was barely able to move after returning to court as Dimitrov reeled off four successive games to force a decider. ALSO READ: Heartwarming! KL Rahul donates generous amount to save aspiring young cricketer from rare blood disease Most people would have expected Kozlov to retire after losing the second set but the 24-year-old displayed incredible mental and physical strength to complete his biggest career win in three hours and 21 minutes. He will next face either fellow American Denis Kudla or Nadal. "Today I was totally expecting not to be playing," said Kozlov, adding that he would have retired if he had failed to hold his first service game in the third set against Dimitrov. "Now I've got the biggest win of my career and I`m about to play Rafa Nadal."

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