3 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

She was sued.  Nadal was successful.

 

Rafael Nadal wins defamation case over doping claims

Ah thanks.....my dad who use to watch tennis during my HS and College years playing days hasn't kept up with it but says something fishy with Nadal winning 11 times....LOLOL

Edited June 11, 20187 yr by Soapsuds

4 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Ah thanks.....my dad who use to watch tennis during my HS and College years playing days hasn't kept up with it but says something fishy with Nadal winning 11 times....LOLOL

 

Well, Sharapova and Errani wave hello, LOL.  Doping doesn't always yield record-breaking success, especially in a sport like tennis that demands skills other than speed and force. 

Tennis players are tested a lot and are usually hyperviligant about what they consume, and if a massive star like Sharapova can get caught flat-footed and outed, I imagine anyone can. There are always TUEs (therapeutic use exemptions), of course.

28 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

Tennis players are tested a lot and are usually hyperviligant about what they consume, and if a massive star like Sharapova can get caught flat-footed and outed, I imagine anyone can. There are always TUEs (therapeutic use exemptions), of course.

 

Sharapova couldn't be bothered with the paperwork and extensive doctor's exams to go for the TUE.  Also, she never declared that she had a physical ailment that needed treatment, let alone a disclosure of her use of meldonium, which still strikes me as weird. 

I mean, we all know that Petra has asthma and uses an inhaler. We knew when Heather Watson and Christina McHale were suffering from glandular fever and Venus' struggles with Sjgrogren's are well documented, as well as Serena's history with bloodclots.

Why no papertrail for Maria?  Strange.

 

Sorry but Errani's excuse of her mom's meds falling into the pasta doesn't pass muster for me.  I had a relative who took cancer meds and kept them in her bedroom, NEVER in the kitchen. There is a strong warning against anyone except the patient even handling the medicine because it is so strong.

 

Edited June 11, 20187 yr by DramatistDreamer

8 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

 

 

Sorry but Errani's excuse of her mom's meds falling into the pasta doesn't pass muster for me.  I had a relative who took cancer meds and kept them in her bedroom, NEVER in the kitchen. There is a strong warning against anyone except the patient even handling the medicine because it is so strong.

 

What? This is the first time I am hearing about this....

4 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

Sharapova couldn't be bothered with the paperwork and extensive doctor's exams to go for the TUE.  Also, she never declared that she had a physical ailment that needed treatment, let alone a disclosure of her use of meldonium, which still strikes me as weird. 

I mean, we all know that Petra has asthma and uses an inhaler. We knew when Heather Watson and Christina McHale were suffering from glandular fever and Venus' struggles with Sjgrogren's are well documented, as well as Serena's history with bloodclots.

Why no papertrail for Maria?  Strange.

 

Sorry but Errani's excuse of her mom's meds falling into the pasta doesn't pass muster for me.  I had a relative who took cancer meds and kept them in her bedroom, NEVER in the kitchen. There is a strong warning against anyone except the patient even handling the medicine because it is so strong.

 

Yeah, there are a lot of things about Sharapova’s situation that don’t wash. It just makes her insolent attitude that much harder to take now. Not to mention the willful amnesia of the tennis media, who have never truly held her accountable.

2 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

What? This is the first time I am hearing about this....

 

Chile!  This was a few months ago.  She got busted and blamed it on contact with her mother's cancer meds.

19 minutes ago, ChitHappens said:

 

Chile!  This was a few months ago.  She got busted and blamed it on contact with her mother's cancer meds.

Ha!  Lawd...

More from Errani. Just do the time, Sara.

 

pic.twitter.com/8ow8i0tjEA

— Sara Errani (@SaraErrani) June 11, 2018

 

 

Just now, Faulkner said:

 

 

I thought Murray wasn't playing? And Joker was about to retire it seemed from his exist interview? Looks like a loaded field.....

Just read where Joker was a late entry. Joker sure is a drama queen.

http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/56234/sara-errani-banned-until-february-2019/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Nadal has pulled out of Queen’s Club again.

23 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

http://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/56234/sara-errani-banned-until-february-2019/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

 

Holy guacamole!!!!!

4 hours ago, Faulkner said:

Nadal has pulled out of Queen’s Club again.

Not a surprise but at least we'll see him at Wimbledon. Can't say that about Roger and Paris. He could have easily lost today. Roger is not that dominate anymore on grass like he use to even though he wins it....imagine Rafa losing the first set of a clay court tournament in the opening round....would never happen.