Has anyone actually been found out to be on a silent ban?

[hcb0804]

Silent, but deadly......my favorite kind.
"It wasn't me!!"

[citybert]

I think it goes without saying silent bans are NOT within their guidelines and rules but think the OP and what others have asked or speculated on this thread is whether or not these people broke their own rules to benefit themselves or what they think will be in the best interest of the sport/tour/league.

[SLD76]

Originally Posted by citybert

I think it goes without saying silent bans are NOT within their guidelines and rules but think the OP and what others have asked or speculated on this thread is whether or not these people broke their own rules to benefit themselves or what they think will be in the best interest of the sport/tour/league.

well, that is the billion dollar question.

Personally, I dont doubt for a minute that a djokervic, federer, nadal, williams or sharapova would be protected by the powers that be.

For any of those players to be publically outed as a doper would be MASSIVE.

But as I said, its against WADA not to publish the alleged doper so, the issue really is, would WADA stand by on the sidelines and let the ITF get away with it.

[RMSserve]

Maybe they should just release the names from Operation Puerta

[The-Champ]

Originally Posted by Tennis_Hands

Example for the others.

how would the others know if the information is "silent"?

[The-Champ]

Originally Posted by Tennis_Hands

If that happens it will be an indirect confirmation, that he either had mental problems, that were just amplified by his lingering physical issues, or was on a silent ban.

Every Nadal match is a grind. If he comes back and play AO and if he wins, your conclusion is that he probably was banned?

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by フェデラー

That's exactly what the ITF would avoid if these "silent bans" are real. Could you imagine the damage to the image of the sport if one of it's biggest, most important players, Nadal, was caught doping? The "fallout" would be massive. He brings so much money to the sport, rivaled only by Federer, and if people knew Nadal was doping, a lot of people would lose money over it. Keeping the ban short means that he "learns his lesson" (no prize money at all), but the ITF cannot afford to keep him out for too long otherwise they would lose money from him not being at events.

I mean the impact on a top player, who earns far more on endorsements than on actual prize money, and who already has earned upward of 20 million.

So you are saying that if there is a public ban, or a silent ban of 6 months or more for a top player, then tennis suffers. So the only option is a short silent ban, which is more like a slap on the wrist. Totally ineffective since the player can continue using banned substances.

[Sentinel]

Originally Posted by ivan_the_terrible

He could be under suspension awaiting results of the 'B' sample, in this case no one is required to say anything (presumption of innocence and all that).

What is the wait period for 'B' samples ? Don;t tell me you have to wait for months. In some cases, I've seen results coming out in a few days itself (IIRC).