Andy Murray pleased to see doper Wayne Odesnik kicked off ATP Tour
Double grand slam tennis winner Andy Murray said he had no sympathy for American Wayne Odesnik, who on Wednesday was slammed with a 15-year suspension for his second doping violation.
Double grand slam winner Andy Murray said he had no sympathy for American Wayne Odesnik, who on Wednesday was slammed with a 15-year suspension for his second doping violation.
Odesnik, 29, who was banned two years in 2010 for possession of human growth hormone, was found to have taken prohibited substances, including an anabolic steroid, after submitting out-of-competition urine samples in recent months.
I don’t know why on earth you would do it again
“I don’t know why on earth you would do it again,” Murray said after reaching the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. “The thing that’s also disappointing is you hear, like, ‘Oh, I have learned from my mistake, blah, blah, blah, blah.’
“It’s good that he’s off the tour now.”
The South African-born Odesnik, currently ranked 267th, served only half his previous two-year ban because he cooperated with the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Odesnik was shunned by some of his peers on tour after being punished for doping in 2010 and the subsequent perception that he might have tattled on other players.