Yanina Wickmayer

Yanina Wickmayer appeal against doping bans Yanina Wickmayer fell foul of anti-doping regulations and was suspended for 1 year from the Sony ericsson WTA Tour but she has appealed against their one-year ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday. Yaninas was not the only one to receive this punishment, her compatriot Xaviar Malisse has been ban as well. “Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have filed appeals at CAS against decisions taken by the Vlaams Doping Tribunal of Gand, Belgium, in which they were found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation,” a CAS statement said. Wickmayer was suspended after breaking ... Read Full Story

Here's the transcript from Yanina Wickmayer's presser today at the Koning Boudewijn Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Let's hear her side of the story... Welcome, First of all, I would like to thank everyone who is present here today. It is extremely important for me to be able to tell my story. - November and December 2008, I was training in Switzerland. - In January 2009, I was in Australia to prepare myself for the Australian Open. - Because of this, all of the letters that were sent to my house that had to be signed for, I was unable to receive and were returned ... Read Full Story

A teary Yanina Wickmayer held a presser today saying that she has never tested positive for drugs. The Belgian was suspended last week by the ITF for failing three times to report her whereabouts for testing. She complained that tennis and anti-doping authorities did nothing to educate her about how to report her whereabouts online as required by international anti-doping rules. However, it was unsure whether Wickmayer will appeal her one-year ban or accept the ruling. She added on saying that the rulemakers “are not really conscious of what this means for my future.” Updates: Based on the original transcript from Wickmayer presser , ... Read Full Story

Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn their one-year bans for missing drug tests. The CAS said Wednesday the players want to annul their suspensions for failing three times to report their whereabouts for unannounced drug-testing. 38 Vote(s) Read Full Story

Yanina Wickmayer withdraws in Bali after year suspension Yanina Wickmayer, who yesterday received a 1 year suspension from professional tennis , voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali. Wickmayer was suspended by a Belgian Tribunal for failing to report her whereabouts to anti-doping officials three times. She has denied any wrongdoing and splans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Stacey Allaster, WTA Tour chief executive, said: “Yanina can appeal the decision to the court of arbitration for sport. Beginning in 2009, WADA (the World Anti-Doping Association) mandated that all international Olympic sports federations and the national ... Read Full Story