FILE-: TENNIS - Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki is handed suspension for violating doping regulations

Record ID: 858274

  • Title: FILE-: TENNIS - Serbian tennis player Viktor Troicki is handed suspension for violating doping regulations
  • Date: 25th July 2013
  • Summary: (FILE - BELGRADE, SERBIA) (FILE - NOVEMBER 30, 2010) (REUTERS) SERBIAN TEAM LINED UP AT NEWS CONFERENCE (VIKTOR TROICKI IS THIRD FROM THE LEFT, NOVAK DJOKOVIC IS FIFTH FROM THE LEFT) VIKTOR TROICKI (RED SHIRT) PRACTISING WITH JANKO TIPSAREVIC (WHITE SHIRT) (FILE - BELGRADE, SERBIA) (FILE - DECEMBER 5, 2010) (REUTERS) SERBIAN DAVIS CUP TEAM ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER WINNING TITLE AND SITTING DOWN(IN ORDER): TEAM ADVISER NIKOLA PILIC, TEAM CAPTAIN BOGDAN OBRADOVIC, PLAYER NOVAK DJOKOVIC, PLAYER NENAD ZIMONJIC AND PLAYER VIKTOR TROICKI REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) SERBIAN DAVIS CUP TENNIS PLAYER VIKTOR TROICKI SAYING: "This was the greatest experience in my life, I still don't believe, I mean probably tomorrow, in next few days I will start feeling the emotions of winning the Davis Cup, and seriously I think we all did the great job this year, I would like to thank everyone, the whole team". CAMERA OPERATOR (SOUNDBITE) (Serbian) SERBIAN DAVIS CUP PLAYER NOVAK DJOKOVIC SAYING: "My intention was to play every match with the same concentration, and Davis cup allows me to do that." REPORTERS APPLAUDING SERBIAN TREAM SINGING AND CELEBRATING WITH VIKTOR TROICKI CLIMBING ON THE TABLE
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  • Country: Serbia
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  • Story Text: Serbia's former world number 12 Viktor Troicki has been handed an 18-month suspension by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after violating doping regulations.
    The ITF said on Thursday (July 25) that the 27-year-old, a Davis Cup team mate of world number one Novak Djokovic, had been found guilty of "refusing or failing without compelling justification to submit to sample collection."
    Troicki, who is now 53rd in the world rankings, is one of the most high-profile players to break doping rules in tennis.
    In a statement the ITF said Troicki had been notified on April 15 that he had been selected to provide a urine sample and a blood sample in association with his participation at the Monte Carlo Masters event.
    "(He) provided a urine sample, but did not provide a blood sample. He asserted to an independent tribunal that he was assured by the Doping Control Officer (DCO) that it would be acceptable not to provide a sample on account of him feeling unwell that day," the ITF's statement read.
    "However, the tribunal concluded that the DCO told Mr Troicki that she could not advise him as to whether his reason for not providing a blood sample was valid, and that no such assurances were given by her."
    The ITF said Troicki's actions constituted "a failure and a refusal" to provide a blood sample, and that his explanation for not doing so was not "compelling".
    Troicki, who the tribunal heard was under stress at the time, will be suspended until Jan. 24, 2015.
    In 2010 Serbia won their first Davis Cup title by beating France in Belgrade.
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