Wimbledon juniors finalist provisionally suspended

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Nikola Bartunkova also reached the final of the girls' doubles at the French Open in 2022

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The 2023 Wimbledon girls' singles runner-up Nikola Bartunkova has been provisionally suspended for doping.

The Czech 18-year-old returned a positive test for trimetazidine in February and again in March.

Trimetazidine is a metabolic modulator sometimes used as heart medication.

Bartunkova beat world number 21 Dayana Yastremska to secure her first tour victory last year and reached a career-high ranking of 226 in April.

She was beaten by American Clervie Ngounoue in last year's Wimbledon juniors final.

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