Marin Cilic banned for nine months - 網球 Tennis

簡單翻譯摘要：

Cilic 因為今年4月在慕尼黑的藥檢未過，被處禁賽9個月，禁賽期由今年5月1日開始算，
也就是Cilic要等到明年2月1日才能再出賽。
（如果處分不變的話，代表Cilic就不能打澳網了）

Cilic在慕尼黑公開賽打進16強，得到的積分和獎金也將被沒收。Cilic表示將會再上訴

以下全文：

Croatia's Marin Cilic has been suspended for nine months after the world
number 24 tested positive for banned supplement nikethamide.

Traces of the prohibited glucose supplement were found in a urine sample
provided by Cilic in Munich in April.

The 24-year-old, who has not competed since he withdrew from Wimbledon, says
he will appeal against the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The ban has been backdated to 1 May, meaning he can return on 1 February.

Cilic, the 2012 Queen's champion, said a member of his team had bought
Coramine glucose tablets at a pharmacy.

In a statement, he revealed he could not discuss the case but said:
"Unbeknownst to me, the glucose tablets contained a substance that is banned
in-competition (although it is allowed out-of-competition).

"I wish to emphasise that I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any
banned substances in my life and that I am opposed to any use of
performance-enhancing substances in sport."

The International Tennis Federation said an independent tribunal found that
Cilic had inadvertently ingested the nikethamide as a result of taking the
tablets and "did not intend to enhance his performance in doing so".

Cilic reached the last 16 at the Munich Open but that result is now null and
void, while ranking points and prize money won since that tournament and up
until his suspension will be forfeited.

The former Australian Open semi-finalist, his country's highest ranked
player, was knocked out of the French Open in the third round by Viktor
Troicki, who was banned in July for 18 months for failing to provide a blood
sample at the Monte Carlo Masters in April.

Cilic reached this year's Queen's final where he was beaten by Britain's Andy
Murray.

He then withdrew before his second-round match against Kenny de Schepper at
Wimbledon and will also miss the Australian Open while he serves his ban.

連結：http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/24116444


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