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**Galinastva** · 05-11-2009, 08:37 PM

omess already posted this in the Bali thread, but it deserves its own:

Tennis: US Open semi-finalist Wickmayer, Malisse handed doping bans
Posted: 06 November 2009 0422 hrs

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Yanina Wickmayer
BRUSSELS : US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer and her Belgian compatriot Xavier Malisse were on Thursday handed one-year bans for falling foul of doping regulations, the Belga news agency reported.

Wickmayer, the world number 18, was suspended by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for failing to fulfil the controversial "whereabouts rule" while Malisse was also punished for missing a drugs test.

Both players can appeal their suspensions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The suspension was announced despite 20-year-old Wickmayer currently playing in the Tournament of Champions event in Bali where on Friday she would be attempting to reach the semi-finals.

Wickmayer was accused of failing on three occasions to fulfil the ADAMS (Anti-Doping Administration and Management System) under which athletes are obliged to tell national anti-doping authorities where they will be at a chosen hour each day for a three-month period.

The sanctions came as a surprise - only last month, it was expected that the two players would escape with just a reprimand.

Malisse, 29, is currently 95 in the world, having been at 19 in 2002. He has won three titles in his career.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1016309/1/.html

05-11-2009, 08:37 PM	#1
Galinastva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 512 Senior Member	Wickmayer, Malisse suspended a year for anti-doping violatio omess already posted this in the Bali thread, but it deserves its own: Tennis: US Open semi-finalist Wickmayer, Malisse handed doping bans Posted: 06 November 2009 0422 hrs Photos 1 of 1 Yanina Wickmayer BRUSSELS : US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer and her Belgian compatriot Xavier Malisse were on Thursday handed one-year bans for falling foul of doping regulations, the Belga news agency reported. Wickmayer, the world number 18, was suspended by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for failing to fulfil the controversial "whereabouts rule" while Malisse was also punished for missing a drugs test. Both players can appeal their suspensions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The suspension was announced despite 20-year-old Wickmayer currently playing in the Tournament of Champions event in Bali where on Friday she would be attempting to reach the semi-finals. Wickmayer was accused of failing on three occasions to fulfil the ADAMS (Anti-Doping Administration and Management System) under which athletes are obliged to tell national anti-doping authorities where they will be at a chosen hour each day for a three-month period. The sanctions came as a surprise - only last month, it was expected that the two players would escape with just a reprimand. Malisse, 29, is currently 95 in the world, having been at 19 in 2002. He has won three titles in his career. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/1016309/1/.html
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