The Tennis Thread - from Jan 2020 (Part 2)

That would be about 4 meals for me.

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#wewantplates

That was in the united states so of course its ■■■■■■■ massive

Davis cup. Belgium player breaks Chilean to serve for match but runs into him at the change of ends accidently. Chilean stays down, says too hurt to continue and wants the belgium defaulted. Ump disagrees calls three time penalties when the Chilean refuses to play. Match over 7-5 in the 3rd.

Softest hit ever. Bloke stays down because his best way to win is to get the opponent disqualified. Then whinges about how hurt he is, look at my red eye. :cry:

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Sinner has accepted a 3 month ban

3 month ban when you test positive for PEDs, 12 months when you don’t. Sounds about right…

Essendon players missed a year with no positive tests yet Sinner cops 3 months what a farking joke

Wada are corrupt they let the Chinese and Russian athletes compete in the Olympics who dope.

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How embarrassing for WADA. They appealed the decision and Sinner gets 3 months.

How ■■■■■■ would be if you one of the 34 who got banned hearing this news

He’s a convicted drug cheat now he should be losing prize money,ranking points and a trophy but nothing get a nice 3 month holiday and free to play at the French

Poor farking Jobe

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If there were journalists with any integrity they would be demanding answers from AFL house on how this is even possible.

FFS Jimi nearly killed himself, Bomber ended up cooked and Jobe and his 33 mates and their families went through hell.

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lol typical cheating italian

Yet.sinner gets to enjoy a nice 3 montns holiday and able to compete at the French

Meanwhile Essendon playes were banned from playing finals even tho they qualifed and jobe lost his medal

If the ATP have any intergerity the punish Sinner by docking him points,money and trophies

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take his grandslams away

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Yep Jobe had his medal taken away

Sinner is now a registerd drug cheat on Wadas list they will drug test him all the time

pleads guilty after the aus open, then gets to play the next, aus open title should be taken away

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Wadas statement

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that it has entered into a case resolution agreement in the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, with the player accepting a three-month period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation that led to him testing positive for clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024.

In September, WADA lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Mr. Sinner, who had been found by an Independent Tribunal to bear no fault or negligence.

Notwithstanding this appeal, the circumstances surrounding this specific case meant that in order to ensure a fair and appropriate outcome, WADA was prepared to enter into a settlement agreement, in accordance with Article 10.8.2 of the World Anti-Doping Code.

WADA accepts the athlete’s explanation for the cause of the violation as outlined in the first instance decision. WADA accepts that Mr. Sinner did not intend to cheat, and that his exposure to clostebol did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit and took place without his knowledge as the result of negligence of members of his entourage. However, under the Code and by virtue of CAS precedent, an athlete bears responsibility for the entourage’s negligence. Based on the unique set of facts of this case, a three-month suspension is deemed to be an appropriate outcome. As previously stated, WADA did not seek a disqualification of any results, save that which was previously imposed by the tribunal of first instance. The International Tennis Federation and International Tennis Integrity Agency, both co-respondents to WADA’s CAS appeal, neither of which appealed the first-instance decision, both accepted the case resolution agreement.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Sinner will serve his period of ineligibility from 9 February 2025 to 11:59 pm on 4 May 2025 (which includes a credit for four days previously served by the athlete while he was under a provisional suspension). As per the Code Article 10.14.2, Mr. Sinner may return to official training activity from 13 April 2025.

In light of the case resolution agreement, WADA has formally withdrawn its appeal to CAS.

Absolute dog ■■■■ Essendon weren’t afforded the same settlement and excuse

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The WADA appeal to CAS wasn’t just against Sinner, it was also against the International Tennis Integrity Agency and the ITF.
Big guns who might have threatened to walk away from WADA. As I understand it the consequences would only have affected tennis as an Olympic Sport.
WADA had sought between one and two years for no fault negligence.
WADA filed its CAS statement on 4 October, with a hearing set for April. Neat timing for the AO.
The proceedings would have been confidential as none of the Parties requested a public hearing. So much for the new CAS transparency, which was supposed to have public proceedings subject to objection.

#DENYESSENDON

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Biggest miscarriage of justice to a bunch of athletes in the history of sports

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