{"podcast":{"title":"The Tennis Podcast","slug":"the-tennis-podcast-590442","podcast_index_feed_id":590442,"rss_url":"http://rss.acast.com/thetennispodcast","website_url":"http://www.tennispodcast.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/614d976b772a06543e6158fb/1784307176966-ac776f1b-0509-415e-8fb3-9c991dbafa89.jpeg","author":"David Law","episode_count":1545,"summary":"Your definitive tennis round up, daily at the Slams. Part of the Athletic Network. Named in Time Mag's Top 100 podcasts of all time. Friends of The Tennis Podcast have access to exclusive Q & A's, new editions of Tennis Re-Lived and more bonus content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T16:18:47.710123+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442"},"episode":{"title":"Understanding Marketa Vondrousova's four-year ban","slug":"understanding-marketa-vondrousova-s-four-year-ban","published_at":"2026-06-24T14:05:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/understanding-marketa-vondrousova-s-four-year-ban","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442","url":"https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/understanding-the-four-year-ban-of-marketa-vondrousova","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/6a3be4415a67dba1ad22cf6c/media.mp3","summary":"2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was banned from playing for four years this week for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping test. After Vondrousova’s own complaints and an outcry from other players on social media, Catherine Whitaker speaks to Karen Moorhouse - Chief Executive Officer of the International Tennis Integrity Agency - to understand why she was give such a ban, and how and why the system works as it does. For ad-free listening and bonus content, become a  Friend of The Tennis Podcast . Check out our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !  Talk tennis with Friends on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to receive our free  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (@thetennispodcast) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was banned from playing for four years this week for refusing to take an out-of-competition doping test. After…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1499,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-590442/episodes/understanding-marketa-vondrousova-s-four-year-ban/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-590442/understanding-marketa-vondrousova-s-four-year-ban.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}