‘I can’t eat or sleep’ – Wimbledon champion forced to pay back £100,000 in prize money after accepting 18-month ban

A FORMER Wimbledon champion has been forced to pay back around £100,000 in prize money after accepting a doping ban.

The player won the Doubles at the All-England Club in 2022 and at the US Open last year.

APFormer Wimbledon Doubles champion Max Purcell has been banned for 18 months[/caption]

Max Purcell, 27, will be banned for 18 months – a 25 per cent reduction to the standard two-year ban which he received because of his “full co-operation and information sharing”.

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