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Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009
ITF confirms 1-year ban for Wickmayer, Malisse
LONDON -- The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.
The duo was suspended by a Belgian tribunal this week for failing to report their whereabouts to anti-doping officials three times this year.
The ITF said in a statement Saturday that it agreed the players had violated anti-doping rules.
AP Photo - Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts as she win a point against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open tennis tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won 7-6, 6-3.
AP Photo - Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium, left, walks with her father Marc Wickmayer at Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.
AP Photo - Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium, right, and his father Marc Wickmayer, center, talk to an Indonesian reporter at Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.
The governing body said it "recognizes and respects" the tribunal's decision, and will "take all steps necessary to enforce" the ban.
The 18th-ranked Wickmayer, who reached this year's U.S. Open semifinals, has said she will appeal the ban. She pulled out of this week's WTA Tour tournament in Bali after the tribunal's decision was announced.
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