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I would rather think that it’s kind of awkward in team sports (also in the army for instance) but shouldn’t be in individual sports like tennis. I did ask this question a few years ago on this forum as I thought it was weird that no gay players were on tour as it’s a statistical impossibility...

From the endless discussions since the scandal broke out, I feel that most if not all Italians on this forum are pro doping. Is this a cultural thing, or because doping is rampant in Italian sports, or just to defend an Austrian?

This argument has been falsely used by many. Substance levels that are detected being too low to give a competitive edge is just wrong. If the test happened one day earlier, the levels detected would have been high enough to give a competitive edge. Players dope in cycles. It’s not like they...

I don’t think that’s the case. It seems that they almost always catch the players at the end of a doping cycle, where some miscalculation results in some of the used substances remaining in the system in tiny amounts. The new rules will basically allow the players who make such miscalculations...

So now, every player will keep a bottle of supplements contaminated with his favourite doping substance.

Because he can go all out for 5 sets.

I think that from now onwards, it’s going to be difficult to dish out long sentences. We will be down from years to months in terms of length of suspensions. They have set a precedent and it won’t be possible to pedal back. Perhaps the biggest deterrent to doping used to be the long career...

If he wins just one match, I will consider him the real GOAT.

Medvedev actually blows his nose with his towels. That’s just another inconvenience for the ball kids.

As a recreational player, I have no idea who I play like. I probably play like Mannarino. But I would rather watch Federer play than Djokovic. I know Djokovic wins more often with his robot like style, but Federer is so much more interesting to watch. However, Djokovic compensates for his boring...

Yes, around 5000 meters above sea level high.

There is legal doping and illegal doping. In reality, every athlete in the world is doping. Multivitamins and herbal supplements, protein bars and shakes, caffeine, electrolytes, even water at changeovers are all forms of doping designed to enhance and sustain performance. To be honest, some of...

Correct, but Graf had absolutely nothing to do with it. This incident has been mentioned here often, and always with allusions to Graf’s guilt as if she asked the guy to stab Seles.

Dunderhead athletes do not ignore the doping warming text, they use it to their advantage once caught. Oh, we didn’t see the warming, sorry! Before Sinner, 3 other Italian players gave exactly the same excuse using the exact same product. I think it’s about time they get more creative and find...

Legalising doping will bring other problems. Right now athletes are extremely careful with their doping routines. They do microdosing and flushing and whatever is required to remain undetected. Can you imagine if you give them free rein to take whatever they want?

I have to say that it’s very interesting that all contaminations we have seen are with performance enhancing drugs. Not talking about Sinner case of course, but Swiatek, Halep, or that English lady who ate beef in South America and it gave her wings. Just wondering.

Usually players get caught at the end of a doping cycle. So it’s only natural that the amounts found are usually very tiny. If you check doping cases historically, you will find it has always been tiny amounts. Saying that the amounts found are not sufficient to give a performance advantage is a...

No two cases are the same because they involve two different players with different rankings.

:-D Good one

This is a point I didn’t consider until now. In fact, dopers are also thieves. They steal award money and other income from honest players who do not dope. You make a great point.

Halep was really doping, but so were Swiatek and Sinner.

She told the truth, which they don’t like. The right approach to that case would have been to deny taking Meldonium after 1 January. Since it stays in the system for several months, it’s impossible to refute this allegation. Unfortunately, as it can be seen from the cases of Sinner and Swiatek...

Admitting to the positive results and not acting about it is more detrimental to the sport than not catching anyone. Remember that the big3 were never caught despite many rumours. When you admit to something, there is certainly in the minds of the fans, which is much worse than some lingering...

I think there are some idealistic employees who failed to get the memo about not catching top players, or decided to simply ignore it because they believe in fairness.

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I understand matchups but 5-0 is a bit extreme in my opinion. Stan should have at least managed to beat Zverev once in my opinion.

I haven’t read anywhere that the product was tested, only her bottles.

It doesn’t matter what the polish manufacturer says. The products available to the public should be tested independently as well. If they show the same level of contamination, I believe she must be innocent.

Djokovic Wawrinka h2h is 21-6 Djokovic Zverev h2h is 8-4 Wawrinka Zverev h2h is 0-5