Robert Kendrick banned for 12 months

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Robert Kendrick has been banned till 21 May 2012 (12 months from 22 May 2011) based on his sample at RG testing positive for Methylhexaneamine.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/07/Features/Robert-Kendrick-Suspended.aspx

Is ITF just going after 'small' fish?

Tenez wrote:
Isn't it natural to question why the proven dopers are not nearly as physical as the top clean players?

Odesnik was 'carrying' but did not test positive. Canas is now a coach. Rusedski was exonerated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_athletes_who_tested_positive_for_banned_substances (from Public Domain - Wikipedia and Tennis)


Name, Country, Banned Substance

Kristina Antoniychuk, Ukraine, Furosemide
Karol Beck, Slovakia, Clenbuterol
Alex Bogomolov Jr., United States, Salbutamol
Guillermo Cañas, Argentina, Hydrochlorothiazide
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, Metil-testosterone
Guillermo Coria, Argentina, Nandrolone
Anthony Dupuis, France, Salbutamol
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, Cocaine
Mariano Hood, Argentina, Finasteride
Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgaria, Nandrolone
Petr Korda, Czech Republic, Nandrolone
Simon Larose, Canada, Cocaine
Lourdes Domínguez Lino, Spain, Cocaine
Marcelo Melo, Brazil, Isometheptene
Karel Nováček, Czech Republic, Cocaine
Mariano Puerta, Argentina, Etilefrine, clenbuterol
Mats Wilander, Sweden, Cocaine

laverfan wrote:

Tenez wrote:
Isn't it natural to question why the proven dopers are not nearly as physical as the top clean players?

Odesnik was 'carrying' but did not test positive.

What's your point LF? Odesnik is innocent and was carrying HGH for the top players?

or just carrying but with no intent of consumption?

Again...what's your poiint?

Update/Follow-up (Thanks again, SNR):Thank-you very much for the prompt clarification.
Is it therefore the case that there are (or have been) players that are serving (or served) a "voluntary" or "Provisional" suspension for which no public identification was or will be made? If so, how many "voluntary" or "Provisional" suspensions occurred last year and so far this year?
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The ITF does not comment on ongoing cases, or previous cases that have resulted in no Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
Thank you for your interest.
Yours,
ITF Anti-Doping
So to recap: Even if a player has a positive test, they can fight it and, at the discretion of the ITF, which has a financial interest in the outcome, can be exonerated without their test ever being made public. Furthermore, it appears likely that there were many cases of this nature based on the vague denial above and we are no longer going to be told which players are tested and when or what the results of those tests are. All we know for sure was that there were several missed tests by unnamed players and no explanation will be forthcoming. I think that this is the kind of transparency that makes the ITF such a credible organization.

Tenez wrote:

laverfan wrote:

Tenez wrote:
Isn't it natural to question why the proven dopers are not nearly as physical as the top clean players?

Odesnik was 'carrying' but did not test positive.

What's your point LF? Odesnik is innocent and was carrying HGH for the top players?

or just carrying but with no intent of consumption?

Again...what's your poiint?

We do not know what information Odesnik has provided to ITF/WADA/ATP regarding the 'carrying'. Think of carrying goods to a village fair with the intent to 'sell' to buyers.

Kollerer was banned for life for match fixing, but Odesnik was not. Why?

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5673559

Is Clenbuterol a different 'category' than HGH?

laverfan wrote:

time please wrote:may have invited the speculation?

Mea Culpa.