Novak Djokovic Faces Accusations After Refusing Pre-Match Anti-Doping Test

Novak Djokovic was once again at the center of the scene due to his position in the Davis cup if the anti-doping control is not carried out before the match against Cameron Norrie for the quarterfinals. Now, a sports figure came out to meet the No. 1 in the world and He slipped an accusation that did not go unnoticed.

What happened was in the run-up to the duel against the British player for the Davis Cup Finals. Accustomed to taking anti-doping controls after matches, the Serbian refused to do so before playing when he saw that the organization’s doctor was chasing him everywhere.

Novak Djokovic, criticized for refusing a pre-match check.

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In this sense, Marc Madiotformer cyclist and current director of Groupama-FDJ, rejected Nole’s decision and was very harsh in an interview with the French media RMC Sport.

“When you have an anti-doping control and you know it, you have someone who is following you all day: when you prepare your match, throughout the match. As soon as you leave the court, he follows you to the locker room or where you are going to shower. And if you don’t go to the bathroom directly, it follows you to the press room until you take the anti-doping test. I don’t see what makes a difference if you take the anti-doping test before or after“said the former athlete.

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But in addition to questioning the Serbian’s decision, Madiot went further and suspects that there was something behind it. “There are several doping products that are detectable in a very limited period of time. If you do not get checked before the start of the competition, the match time allows to eliminate the remains of the doping product“he said in the talk with the aforementioned media.

In this way, he hinted that Djokovic could have consumed something that would no longer leave traces after the match, but that he would have before and that is why he would have refused and should receive a sanction. “They have the right to carry out controls before and after a competition. Djokovic refused to submit to the pre-match test. If the anti-doping agency does its job, Djokovic should be suspended. “He refused to undergo a test before a match and had it done afterwards.”

Djokovic and Norrie, after the match at Davis.

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Finally Djokovic ended up beating Norrie and secured a ticket to the semifinals, although in the next instance they were eliminated against Italy: he lost in singles and doubles.

After that event in the series against Great Britain, the Djoker explained that he had never experienced a situation like this and explained that he did not refuse to perform the control, but he did want to do it after playing. “It is the first time that it happens to me. It doesn’t make sense to do it before when I’m going to be there after the game,” he said at a press conference.

2023-12-01 16:06:47
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