Bicycle said:So far looks like the ITF are abiding by her wishes
Yes indeed! That's the only way to treat a lady.
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Bicycle said:So far looks like the ITF are abiding by her wishes
Hawkwood said:It was said that Murray was too fragile and prone to injury to make it big time, so he went away and got muscled up. Obviously he achieved the latter through lots of gym work!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/drug-cheats-tennis-says-blake-010406822--ten.html"I'm sure there are guys who are doing it, getting away with it, and getting ahead of the testers,"
"It's unfortunate, but I hope tennis is doing the best job of trying to catch those guys trying to beat the system."
"Cycling has seen what seems to be like the steroid era in baseball where it seems like everyone is clouded (with suspicion)," said Blake.
"You don't know (but) like he said, he's passed like 500, 600 tests.
"But have no idea. I don't know Lance at all. Never met him. I don't know what he's like.
"I know his story is inspirational. I know how many people he's helped. That's incredible."
luckyboy said:So James Blake just said..
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/drug-cheats-tennis-says-blake-010406822--ten.html
Expect the ire of Andy 'omerta' Murray to come your way James!
Also spewed some typical crap about Lance..
BLAKE: "It's unfortunate, but I hope tennis is doing the best job of trying to catch those guys trying to beat the system."
Red Rick said:Mariano Puerta, RG finalist in 05 was caught for nandrolone once, he got the full two years
sniper said:good spot.
here it says he got no less than eight years for a first offence! that's rough.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4549544.stm
+10Briant_Gumble said:I hate to see an anti-doping agency really make an example out of one guy and ruin his life to make it look like their doing a good job. Personally I don't think stimulants are as sinister as other performance enhances either.
You know, ours is probably better than any other sport, you know, as far as what we have to be accountable for. We've had a couple guys get suspensions in this sport for stuff that every person buys at GNC or buys at Walgreens. You know, Sudafed. So it's pretty intense.
Tyler'sTwin said:The ITF sure are serious about anti-doping.
@bgtennisnation @smnb ITF numbers public. In 2011, Serena had between 1-3 in-competition tests, zero out of comp. See http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_62235_original.PDF …
ITF doping controls on Serena Williams for 2010: 7+ in-comp; zero out-of-comp #tennis #usopen
ITF doping controls on Venus Williams for 2010: 7+ in-comp; zero out-of-comp #tennis #usopen
ITF doping controls on Venus Williams for 2011: between 1-3 in-comp; zero out-of-comp http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_62235_original.PDF … #tennis #usopen
ITF doping controls on Na Li for 2011: between 4-6 in-comp; zero out-of-comp http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_62235_original.PDF … #tennis #usopen
ITF doping controls on Andy Murray for 2010: 7+ in-comp; zero out-of-comp #tennis #usopen
ITF doping controls on Andy Roddick for 2010: 7+ in-comp; zero out-of-comp #tennis #usopen
sniper said:the picture for tennis is a bit similar to that of football.
typically, the type of doping stories that arouse some public and media interest involve recreational stuff like marihuana (Caprtiati) and cocaine (Gasquet).
sniper said:goodness me.
and didn't Murray complain recently about the anti-doping testing being too stringent?
I also noted (former?) Del Moral customers Errani and Ferrer are still seriously rocking the place. Inexhaustable, both simply outrunning their opponents. Both really pumped up types, displaying new levels of fitness, almost freaky (especially ferrer).
Briant_Gumble said:I think Nadal is the Lance of tennis probably "two years ahead of everyone else" like Hamilton said of Lance.
Bicycle said:Yes untouchable too - will never test positive that we hear about.
Bicycle said:Yes untouchable too - will never test positive that we hear about.
peterh said:I actually think Federer is the 'Lance Armstrong' of tennis. Has been there for ages, won everything, and still winning slams with 31- getting the easiest draws- gets a lot of support from ATP. And is definitely, utterly untouchable.
lemoogle said:Let's be fair though. I haven't read this thread, and this has probably been said many times. But tennis is still a sport based on skill... Now sure nadal's style is more suited to doping, but I dont really see how doping helps federer THAT much.
Now if we're talking about Bourne Legacy style doping then sure
Briant_Gumble said:A style based off superior physical attributes whilst by his own admission doing almost no physical training beyond tennis skills and playing matches. Standing way behind the baseline and hitting it back really hard.
Consistency is usually a counter argument to doping and Nadal is showing increasing signs of someone who cycles on and off. Lance was the most disproportionately good cyclist at the Tour De France, IMO, because you can't use all these drugs day in day out year round.
I don't know if Fed juices but I'd he does I think it's in smaller quantities than Rafa.
Bicycle said:Nadal hits 50% more topspin on the ball than anyone ever has before - he does this for 4+ hours sometimes.