"The player was provisionally suspended from Sept. 22 until Oct. 4, missing three tournaments, which counts towards the sanction, leaving eight days remaining," the ITIA said in a statement.

After a nightmare season between injuries and a blackmail affair, the 30-year-old's dreams of bouncing back were shattered by the alleged doping offence after Juventus's 3-0 win at Udinese on August 20, during which he was an unused substitute.

Maria Sharapova's comeback from a doping ban will include an appearance at the Rogers Cup in August after the former world number one is granted a wild card by the organisers of the Toronto tournament.

Jamaica's anti-doping authority has withdrawn its appeal over the one-year ban received by West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell for breaches of the whereabouts rule, according to court documents seen by Reuters.

Maria Sharapova plans to make good use of the time on her hands thanks to a two-year doping ban from tennis.