Bunkermagnet
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If you call getting a couple of weeks off out of season punishment.
The Tennis Thread
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Arthur Wedge
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They served bans - Sinners was for 3 months and the substance wasn’t at any level for performance enhancing
Bunkermagnet
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It was still a banned substance.
Ergo he is a drugs cheat, now and always.
Arthur Wedge
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It is possible for someone to be contaminated without their knowledge
It’s like when Alain Baxter was banned using a Vicks inhaler
WADA statement
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Wada had felt the independent tribunal should have punished Sinner for strict liability - that he was ultimately responsible for failing the two drugs tests.
However, it also accepted that Sinner "did not intend to cheat", that the drug "did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit" and this happened "without his knowledge as the result of negligence of members of his entourage". On this basis, it was prepared to reach a settlement with Sinner, rather than go to Cas where the outcome would have either been a ban of at least a year or Sinner being cleared.
"This was a case that was a million miles away from doping," Wada's general counsel Ross Wenzel told BBC Sport.”
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Agreed. People seem to see that he copped a ban and jump to conclusions, but I really don't believe he knew anything about it and was just unlucky.
Clearly an unbelievable player nonetheless. It looks very much like the next generation is going to be a 'big two' and then and drop to the rest.
Mandofred
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Kind of wondering why the drug was banned if there was no performance enhancing benefit......
Arthur Wedge
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As with a lot of medicines it will depend on the levels used
Some cold and flu remedies have substances in them which at high levels can be performance enhancing
The list of medicines ( over the counter ) that my wife gets from England hockey is vast
nickjdavis
Head Pro
Seems like Tennis has its own Maurice Flitcroft...
www.bbc.co.uk
Hajar Abdelkader: Wildcard serves 20 doubles faults and loses match in 37 minutes
The organisers of a professional women's tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player's poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.
www.bbc.co.uk
Arthur Wedge
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Decent start for the Brits
Radacanu safely through without too much issue
Norrie with a big 5 set battle
But the biggest result was Fery knocking out the 20th seed
Radacanu safely through without too much issue
Norrie with a big 5 set battle
But the biggest result was Fery knocking out the 20th seed
Arthur Wedge
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The tennis in both men’s semi finals has been incredible
Alcaraz fought back brilliantly in the last set
Sinner needs to do the same but just isn’t taking his chances
Alcaraz fought back brilliantly in the last set
Sinner needs to do the same but just isn’t taking his chances
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Obviously Djokovic is relaxed and fresh after not having to win his last two rounds.
Arthur Wedge
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That’s an incredible win for Djokovic
Slime
Tour Winner
............. and Radacanu ditches yet another coach!
She needs counselling.
She needs counselling.
Arthur Wedge
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Great win for Alcaraz
Orikoru
Tour Winner
It's crazy to think, with Alcaraz being 22 and already 7 Grand Slams - at the same age, Djokovic only had 1. So is Alcaraz odds-on to beat his record and become the new GOAT? A couple of years back you'd have thought Novak would never be beaten at the top of that list.
Djokovic had to play against peak Federer and Nadal. Alcaraz really only gets stretched by Sinner. He's come in at a very different time
Arthur Wedge
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I can’t see anyone getting over 20 slams
Yeah they are young but others will come into it and the level of tennis will take it’s toil on the body
The Squirrel
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Exactly this. Part of Federer/Nadal/Djoko's greatness is that they all won hatfuls of Grand Slam tournaments, even though very often this meant going through at least one, and sometimes both, of the other 2 in the process.
The insane thing is how long this era of total domination by the Great 3 lasted ... arguably from 2005-2022 which is an utterly bonkersly long time period in a highly physical sport where domination typically lasts 3-4 years at most and injury is such a threat. There was an absurd period from 2005-2012 where only 1 GS didn't fall to them (Del Potro sneaked one in). I feel both Both Murray and Wawrinka should come with * on their record for managing to sneak in 3 GS's within that longer era - almost feels liike those should count double.
