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Friday, 17 July 2009
French tennis star Richard Gasquet cleared of cocaine charge
French tennis star Richard Gasquet is being allowed to carry on playing after he got into trouble because he had tested positive for cocaine.

23-year-old Gasquet had been provisionally suspended in May after his sample given at the Miami Masters in March was found to contain benzoylecgonine, which is a metabolite of cocaine.

Richard GasquetThe International Federation (ITF) accepted Gasquet’s claim that "the cocaine entered his system through inadvertent contamination in a nightclub". Gasquet had claimed in his defence that the cocaine got into him when he kissed a woman.

Gasquet had been banned for two months and 15 days, and that suspension came to an end on Wednesday, however, it had meant that he was unable to take part in the French Open or Wimbledon.

Gasquet is very relieved that he has been cleared and that he is able to play tennis again.


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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 July 2009 )
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