Tennis Stars Banned for One-Year


	Tennis Stars Banned for One-Year

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11-6-2009 7:10 AM

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tennis stars banned, yanina wickmayer and xavier malisse

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Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, the Belgian Tennis players, have been suspended from tennis for 12 months after falling foul of doping regulations.

The Flemish Regional Tribunal confirmed that Wickmayer, a U.S. Open semi-finalist this summer, had failed to declare her whereabouts on three separate occasions.

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		Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse, the <B><A href="http://www.sportsbetting.com/sportsbook/tennis/">Belgian Tennis players</A></B>, have been suspended from tennis for 12 months after falling foul of doping regulations. 
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</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.freepressrelease.com.au/ShowFull.asp?date=35415"><DIV>Malisse had failed to declare his whereabouts twice and had also missed a test.
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.freepressrelease.com.au/ShowFull.asp?date=35415"><DIV>The bans take immediate effect with Wickmayer pulling out of her match at the Womens Tour event in Bali.
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