Tennis NEWS (early November)

Who's buying the cocaine?


The 27-year-old five-time Grand Slam champion made the revelation Thursday during a news conference to announce her retirement from tennis for the second time and refute a claim that she tested positive for the drug at Wimbledon.

Here's what Hingis said "I find this accusation so horrendous, so monstrous that I've decided to confront it head-on by talking to the press," she said. "I am frustrated and angry. I believe that I am absolutely 100 per cent innocent."

Hingis said she was accused of taking cocaine by "an outsource testing company" during this past year's Wimbledon. She lost to American Laura Granville 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the grass-court Grand Slam. Under guidance from her family and management, Hingis said she later underwent a privately arranged hair test, which came back negative for cocaine. The official backup B sample test on her Wimbledon urine sample, however, tested positive for the drug.

Hingis said she hired a lawyer who found "various inconsistencies" with the urine sample and felt she would have a good case to fight the results. However, at 27, she said she wouldn't be fighting the charge.

Ok, so if cocaine can help you get a top 20 ranking on tour.....where can I get some?...LOLOL !

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Sampras vs Federer !



The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel and IMG, announced the launch of a special charity online auction section to The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown promotional web site, www.federersamprasmacao.com as part of the lead-up to the historic match in Macao between Pete Sampras and Roger Federer on Saturday November 24, at the hotel’s 15,000-seat arena.

Next posting later this week !