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Gasquet faces cocaine-kiss hearing next week

Nov 6, 4:05 pm EST

BASEL, Switzerland (AP)—Tennis player Richard Gasquet will go before the highest court in sports Tuesday for what he says was a cocaine-tainted kiss in a nightclub.

The World Anti-Doping Agency and International Tennis Federation have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland to ban him for one to two years.

Gasquet failed a drug test after pulling out injured from a tournament in Florida in March and was suspended. The Frenchman says his positive test resulted from a kiss he gave a woman.

An independent tribunal called by the ITF ruled he was not to blame. He was cleared to play again after serving just 2 1/2 months. A verdict by the top sports court is expected before the end of the year.

Updated Nov 6, 4:05 pm EST
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  1. St. Michael the ArchAngel
    56. Posted by St. Michael the ArchAngel Thu Nov 19 2:22pm EST

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    ..Bringing in the New Year..2010....the year of falling off pedastals....Semenya..Serena..Kobe..Lebron...Brock Lesnar.....false idols ..will fall by the wayside...just like "V"..its not about what you Project..being a positive role model and all..its whats on the inside that counts..when the facade crumbles and the real you is seen...
  2. <i>jstar_0572</i>
    55. Posted by jstar_0572 Sun Nov 8 9:40pm EST

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    35 - i thought he was homoxual - not that i have an issue with that...

    good luck Richard - hope u get through it unscathed
  3. johnp
    54. Posted by johnp Sun Nov 8 6:25am EST

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    Does anyone know if Gasquet got the booty? If not, he should have at least got an IOU.

    Didn't he see all of that white stuff all caked up on her lips? Maybe she told him it was bar salt from the rim of her glass(she was drinking tequila's?).

    Maybe she had used it on the lips "down there"...?

    I'm sorry, it's Sunday.

    Stay thirsty my friends.
  4. Wlod
    53. Posted by Wlod Sun Nov 8 3:12am EST

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    Drug control is a Trojan horse for bureaucrats to gain power & control over sportsmen, and to create for themselves more jobs and income.

    Performance enhancing is a non-issue or else we should forbid sportsmen to eat well, to sleep well, etc. The only problem are drugs which are harmful to the health. This issue should be handled not by sport bureaucrats but by sponsors, organizers, and by the paying public. It's an interesting challenge. How to address this difficult problem, difficult even to define, without robbing sportsmen of their comfort, privacy and dignity.

    With so many, virtually all, top tennis players injured half of the time it is important to get rid of the arrogant bureaucrats, they are worse than drugs, they are the cancer on the body of sports, and of society in general.
  5. Wlod
    52. Posted by Wlod Sun Nov 8 3:01am EST

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    It's the 3rd mil., Richard - skip the kissing stage.
  6. Num
    51. Posted by Num Sat Nov 7 11:17pm EST

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    LOL , WADA , ITF, ATP are getting tuff now?

    After being humiliated by a drug cheater, Agassi.....PATHETIC
  7. Peter L
    50. Posted by Peter L Sat Nov 7 6:20pm EST

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    The moral of the story....do not kiss somebody if you don't know if he or she is using drugs. Love at first sight is dangerous nowadays!!
  8. cp3
    49. Posted by cp3 Sat Nov 7 1:43pm EST

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    hhhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  9. NevL8
    48. Posted by NevL8 Sat Nov 7 12:23pm EST

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    Its even sadder, that noboby seems to think its wrong no matter who,s doing it, but its always the same thing, it was the cough medicine, somebody near me was smoking and I inhale it, or I didnt know what I was taking, always some excuse, but whats even better Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Football, Basketball its always the same thing a slap on the wrist and they are right back doing the same thing only trying not to get caught this time
  10. <i>kamret</i>
    47. Posted by kamret Fri Nov 6 11:07pm EST

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    I am sick and tired of all WADA and ITF suspending players for months/years for recreational drugs. If some tennis players are stupid enough to do recreational drugs, then so be it as it won't help them in their tennis, anyway. But why suspend them? Players should only be suspended or banned if they are caught doing PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING drugs (not RECREATIONAL drugs). What a bunch of idiots! Those organizations are actually destroying the sport more than those stupid players are.
  11. David P
    46. Posted by David P Fri Nov 6 10:52pm EST

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    i do not sniff the coke, i only smoke sensimelia
  12. <i>jbh9919</i>
    45. Posted by jbh9919 Fri Nov 6 6:35pm EST

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    If Justine used steriods she would have beefed up. You can't say she did that. She trained hard to get what little muscle she had. It seems because she could beat the more powerful players some of you are ASSUMING she used steriods or some performance drug. To me, those of you saying these kind of things are no better than the bigots on this board.
  13. tennisstudent
    44. Posted by tennisstudent Fri Nov 6 5:17pm EST

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    That will teach him! Next time do like Justine, retire for a year or two, then come back! its just that easy!
  14. <i>zelahi10</i>
    43. Posted by zelahi10 Thu May 14 1:49pm EDT

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    you are there people who dont even watch tennis posting @#$%. you idiots dont even know how hard it is to play. why doing you go pick up a racquet and actually try to play
  15. <i>c_dublu</i>
    42. Posted by c_dublu Thu May 14 12:31pm EDT

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    This is a foolish mistake on Gasquet's part. He now can add a failed drug test to his unrealized potential trophy case.

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  16. Truthsayer
    41. Posted by Truthsayer Thu May 14 1:30am EDT

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    Veteran players need to be banned longer than 2 years.
  17. AM Q.
    40. Posted by AM Q. Wed May 13 5:20pm EDT

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    i doubt if cocaine is performance enhancer!! its insane, doesn't make sense!! its like playing with players career and reputation!! worst example was Hingis!! poor she, i still sympathize with her!!
  18. <i>bowagstaff@...</i>
    39. Posted by bowagstaff@... Tue May 12 11:44pm EDT

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    it is soooo stupid
  19. GARYC
    38. Posted by GARYC Tue May 12 7:15pm EDT

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    Young people look up to sport figures as their role models and THIS is not an example to leave on their minds. Why? all for the love of money, fame and fortune.
  20. tennis88
    37. Posted by tennis88 Tue May 12 10:01am EDT

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    A. Drug testing has become a fascist enterprise.
    B. Puerta had his carreer ended because his wife was taking a perscription med for a cold and he accidentally encountered a miniscule amount of it. The tribunal that threw him out of tennis admitted regretting doing so because he did not take the substance deliberately and it did not affect his performance. Career still dead though, despite the regrets.
    C. Bloggers seem to get it, (A that is)
  21. Z
    36. Posted by Z Tue May 12 9:30am EDT

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    why do they even test for cocaine?
  22. calmwaves_25
    35. Posted by calmwaves_25 Mon May 11 11:00pm EDT

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    So would he rather be doing something stupid like drugs and getting caught/ruining his career, or be known as a homosexual?
  23. Derrick
    34. Posted by Derrick Mon May 11 8:56pm EDT

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    Is cocaine a performance enhancing drug? If not, then he should get no ban.
  24. speedy
    33. Posted by speedy Mon May 11 6:06pm EDT

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    so he snorted a couple rails of columbias finest. excuse me while i call cnn
  25. NHL_SharksFinatic
    32. Posted by NHL_SharksFinatic Mon May 11 5:59pm EDT

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    "tennis sucks".. haha thats a good one. now go back to whatever @#$%y thing you do.

    frankly, this is something that I don't understand. why would cocaine deserve a 2-year ban? I mean, I know its illegal... but I would consider it a performance deterring drug. so advantage to the opponent. also, unlike Martina Hingis, who retired upon the news of a positive test, Gasquet states the didn't take coke - so I'm on his side until the stupid doping agency claims that he's full of bullcrap.

    I understand why he would be suspended (maybe not for 2 years.. but long).. but I think it deserves a suspension (1-3 months is rather long especially in the tennis world, and he sure as hell won't do it again.. if he did it) and a fine. other than that... nothing else needs to be done.
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