Italy's anti-doping agency seeks to lengthen Sara Errani's ban

Italy's anti-doping agency is appealing to lengthen the two-month ban handed to former French Open finalist Sara Errani.

NADO Italia, which operates independently from the Italian Olympic Committee, filed a "statement of appeal" with the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport, without specifying how long of a ban it is seeking.

Errani blamed food contamination from her mother's breast cancer medication after testing positive for the banned substance letrozole in a test taken in February.

Errani fails doping test

Italy's Sara Errani has been suspended for two months after failing a doping test, the International Tennis Federation has announced.

An International Tennis Federation adjudication panel ruled that Errani's fault was "at the lower end of the scale".

The 30-year-old Errani was informed of the test results on April 28.

Errani's ban expires on Monday, October 2, precluding her from playing at the US Open.

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