Nicolas Jarry had a promising career. He turned professional in 2014 and owns one clay court singles title. In 2019, he got to a career high of thirty-eight and he was on his way up. However, his career was derailed by an eleven-month drug suspension in 2019-2020. Apparently, the culprits were “ligandrol and stanozolol found in vitamins made in Brazil” that he took.
Ligandrol Found in Urine Sample of Nicolas Jarry
Ligandrol is a non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator [SARM], which mimics the actions of anabolic steroids in the body. In essence it makes you more muscular and stronger. It has been available for use since 2015. It was mislabeled as a dietary supplement. That is why athletes need to read the ingredients and do a search to find out the mechanism of action. This substance is on the World Anti-Doping Association list of prohibited drugs.
Embed from Getty ImagesNicolas Jarry Suspended For Use of Stanozolol
This is a straight up androgen and anabolic steroid, which is a known performance enhancing drug. This drug has been around since the 1960s. Although is supposedly no longer available in the USA, it can still be found in a few countries. Now this is an interesting fact, because it means you have to go looking to find this drug. As an athlete, why would you put any substance or pill in your mouth or body before making 100% sure that it is not a prohibited drug?
Top 100 ATP & WTA Ranking Changes
| ATP | RANKING CHANGES | CURRENT RANK |
| Nicolas Jarry (CHI) | UP 52 | 87 |
| Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) | UP 21 | 42 CAREER HIGH |
| Nuno Borges (POR) | UP 18 | 85 CAREER HIGH |
| Andy Murray (GBR) | UP 18 | 52 |
| Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) | UP 15 | 45 |
| Hugo Dellien (BOL) | UP 15 | 96 |
| Marcos Giron (USA) | DOWN 14 | 69 |
| Alexei Popyrin (AUS) | DOWN 14 | 98 |
| Mackenzie McDonald (USA) | DOWN 13 | 62 |
| Jordan Thompson (AUS) | UP 12 | 81 |
| Mikael Ymer (SWE) | UP 10 | 59 CAREER HIGH |
| WTA | RANKING | CURRENT RANK |
| Rebecca Peterson (SWE) | UP 41 | 99 |
| Karolina Muchova (CZE) | UP 35 | 77 |
| Anett Kontaveit (EST) | DOWN 34 | 61 |
| Camila Giorgi (ITA) | UP 22 | 46 |
| Ana Bogdan (ROU) | UP 18 | 57 |
| Caty McNally (USA) | UP 17 | 75 CAREER HIGH |
| Madison Brengle (USA) | DOWN 15 | 95 |
| Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) | UP 14 | 16 |
| Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) | UP 12 | 87 CAREER HIGH |
| Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) | DOWN 12 | 100 |
| Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) | DOWN 11 | 67 |
| Sloane Stephens (USA) | DOWN 10 | 51 |
ATP & WTA Top 10 Ranking Changes
ATP: there were some positional changes in the top ten. Andrey Rublev and Daniil Medvedev each moved one spot to #6 and #7, respectively. Taylor Fritz moves up two spots to a career high of #5. Rafael Nadal fell two spots to #8. The current top four players are still: [1] Novak Djokovic; [2] Carlos Alcaraz; [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas; and [4] Casper Ruud.
WTA: there were no changes again this past week. The current top four players remain the same: [1] Iga Swiatek; [2] Aryna Sabalenka; [3] Jessica Pegula; and [4] Ons Jabeur.
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