Wimbeldon Drug Testing

[citybert]

Here is an article from Feb, but it looks like Wimby will be ramping up testing efforts more than other GSs. I doubt they will publicize the results though, similar to the French Open when 6/8 of the Quarter finalists tested positive and they couldn't take action or there would be no tournament.

http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/news/wimbledon-plans-further-drug-testing_71280.html

 

[Clarky21]

We get it. Nadal lost because he was afraid of being drug tested. This is definitely something Nadal fans have never heard before.

 

[newpball]

6/8 of the Quarter finalists tested positive and they couldn't take action or there would be no tournament.

It that your interpretation of do you have facts to back that up?

 

[spiderman123]

We get it. Nadal lost because he was afraid of being drug tested. This is definitely something Nadal fans have never heard before.

If you read the article you will see that there is no change anywhere until August at least when they meet and Wimbledon is offering to double their funds to test against doping. That is all.

 

[spiderman123]

It that your interpretation of do you have facts to back that up?

Yes, please let us know if this was reported anywhere or if you have some source. Random accusations hurt the sport that we love.

 

[citybert]

Yes, please let us know if this was reported anywhere or if you have some source. Random accusations hurt the sport that we love.

I believe I read this here, it was a while back. It was NOT when Nadal was playing sometime in the mid 90s. Before the internets and blogs and twitter etc so probably not an article.

 

[spiderman123]

I believe I read this here, it was a while back. It was NOT when Nadal was playing sometime in the mid 90s. Before the internets and blogs and twitter etc so probably not an article.

The way you wrote it, most of the readers would think that you are talking about last month's FO.

 

[citybert]

The way you wrote it, most of the readers would think that you are talking about last month's FO.

true, my bad

 

[Fiji]

Wimbledon is the clean slam.

 

[Boom-Boom]

The cleanest, probably. Remember Petr Korda was caught at Wimby. As for the French Open, it's probably the same level of control as in the Tour de de France...oh wait ! ;-)

 

[zebedee]

As all drug testing is basically carried out under ITF supervision one grand slam tests no better than the next. Tests are carried out on losers only. Players can therefore get away with doping provided they carry on winning as Mariano Puerta almost did in 2005 at the French. He got away with it until he lost to Nadal in the final and then failed the post-match drug test.

 

[cork_screw]

thanks please test nadal. I mean needle to vein in arm directly.

And then...

Give the same drug test to Manny Pacquiao so he can fight mayweather and we can all shut up about that as well.

 

[Goosehead]

As all drug testing is basically carried out under ITF supervision one grand slam tests no better than the next. Tests are carried out on losers only. Players can therefore get away with doping provided they carry on winning as Mariano Puerta almost did in 2005 at the French. He got away with it until he lost to Nadal in the final and then failed the post-match drug test.

lol wut ?? only test losers in majors ??,

what, so they never test the winners of a major ?. surely they must test winners sometimes ??.

 

[Incognito]

As all drug testing is basically carried out under ITF supervision one grand slam tests no better than the next. Tests are carried out on losers only. Players can therefore get away with doping provided they carry on winning as Mariano Puerta almost did in 2005 at the French. He got away with it until he lost to Nadal in the final and then failed the post-match drug test.

So they didn't test Nadal because Nadal won?