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Wimbledon qualifier Odesnik facing new drug inquiry after alleged links to Bosch's Biogenesis clinic
By NICK HARRIS
22 June 2013
American Wayne Odesnik, who has already served one ban for possession of performance-enhancing drugs, will play in the men’s singles this week against a backdrop of fresh allegations.
Odesnik, 27, was banned for two years in 2010 after trying to import human growth hormone (HGH), an anabolic agent used by drug cheats, into Australia.
The following year, half his ban was suspended by the sport’s governing body, the International Tennis Federation, when the player agreed to give ‘substantial assistance in relation to the enforcement of professional rules of conduct’.
But Odesnik has come under fresh scrutiny after his name appeared in the hand-written records of a Miami clinic at the centre of a developing doping scandal engulfing American sport.
The clinic’s founder, Tony Bosch, is being investigated for allegedly supplying banned drugs to stars, mainly from baseball and boxing.
Odesnik’s name appears in the records for 2009, 2010 and 2011 but Odesnik has denied being a client of Bosch and added: ‘I have never purchased HGH nor any other illegal/banned substances from any person.’
Stuart Miller, the ITF’s anti-doping manager, said the governing body are following up new information on Odesnik.
Denial: Odesnik says he has not purchased banned substances
Secret documents, made known to The Mail on Sunday, suggest Odesnik has passed to the authorities information about fellow players relating to drugs and corruption.
On one occasion, Odesnik’s whistleblowing led to a corruption charge against a fellow professional, although that was thrown out after Odesnik was deemed a ‘wholly unreliable witness’.
It is believed that the ITF and TIU (Tennis Integrity Unit) have made a variety of deals with suspected drug or fixing cheats to allow them to continue playing in exchange for information on fellow players.
Neither the ITF or TIU would comment on their alleged use of whistleblowers, while Odesnik’s lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.
Odesnik, ranked No 104 in the world, begins his Wimbledon singles campaign with a first-round match against Jimmy Wang, of Taiwan, the world No 154.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/te...ry-links-Biogenesis-clinic.html#ixzz2X44tSUJx
By NICK HARRIS
22 June 2013
American Wayne Odesnik, who has already served one ban for possession of performance-enhancing drugs, will play in the men’s singles this week against a backdrop of fresh allegations.
Odesnik, 27, was banned for two years in 2010 after trying to import human growth hormone (HGH), an anabolic agent used by drug cheats, into Australia.
The following year, half his ban was suspended by the sport’s governing body, the International Tennis Federation, when the player agreed to give ‘substantial assistance in relation to the enforcement of professional rules of conduct’.
But Odesnik has come under fresh scrutiny after his name appeared in the hand-written records of a Miami clinic at the centre of a developing doping scandal engulfing American sport.
The clinic’s founder, Tony Bosch, is being investigated for allegedly supplying banned drugs to stars, mainly from baseball and boxing.
Odesnik’s name appears in the records for 2009, 2010 and 2011 but Odesnik has denied being a client of Bosch and added: ‘I have never purchased HGH nor any other illegal/banned substances from any person.’
Stuart Miller, the ITF’s anti-doping manager, said the governing body are following up new information on Odesnik.
Denial: Odesnik says he has not purchased banned substances
Secret documents, made known to The Mail on Sunday, suggest Odesnik has passed to the authorities information about fellow players relating to drugs and corruption.
On one occasion, Odesnik’s whistleblowing led to a corruption charge against a fellow professional, although that was thrown out after Odesnik was deemed a ‘wholly unreliable witness’.
It is believed that the ITF and TIU (Tennis Integrity Unit) have made a variety of deals with suspected drug or fixing cheats to allow them to continue playing in exchange for information on fellow players.
Neither the ITF or TIU would comment on their alleged use of whistleblowers, while Odesnik’s lawyer did not respond to a request for comment.
Odesnik, ranked No 104 in the world, begins his Wimbledon singles campaign with a first-round match against Jimmy Wang, of Taiwan, the world No 154.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/te...ry-links-Biogenesis-clinic.html#ixzz2X44tSUJx
