McEnroe, King Agree, No Ryan Brauns in Tennis

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Published: July 24, 2013

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It was just minutes after Ryan Braun’s suspension had been announced to the world by Major League Baseball on Monday night that one of sports’ most outspoken athletes sat behind a microphone, and instead of talking about his pending Mylan World TeamTennis Match with fellow star Jim Courier, John McEnroe was pulled into the steroid debate. Here was Braun, former National League MVP, an athlete thought to have been above reproach and never convicted in a court of law about anything, handed down a severe sentence by the powers that be. Could such a thing happen in tennis?

“No I don’t think so at this point,” McEnroe offered up. “I would say we are one of the cleanest, if not the cleanest, sport when it comes to steroids, because of the precautions and the testing that is now done. I don’t see it being an issue we will have to deal with because of the way tennis is being run these days.”

McEnroe’s sentiments were echoed by another past champion never known to hold back her thoughts, Hall of Famer Billie Jean King. "Our sport is as clean now than ever, and it’s because of the fact that anyone, at any time, knows they can be subject to a drug test,” King said. “It’s a shame what has happened in other sports, but I think with regard to steroids, tennis is not a sport with major issues.”

Some critics have pointed to the fact that positive tests only seem to effect lower-ranked players, though one former player may disagree. France’s Natalie Tauziat said in her book, Les Dessous Du Tennis Feminin, that steroids were rampant on the WTA Tour at one point but never offered any proof. Overall though, tennis, according to some its greatest names seems to be doing just fine in terms of anti-doping.

McEnroe, who was raising money for his thriving tennis academy in New York, said the problem with American tennis these days is not performance enhancement like ba...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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