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"Feliciano Lopez of Spain, the World No. 28, has blasted the anti-doping programs of tennis."

"He will also need to do his bit to ensure the sport promotes a robust drug testing programme, while placating those leading players who have expressed distrust in the system after two much-discussed recent cases."

"LONDON - Novak Djokovic's scathing comments on tennis' anti-doping authorities have dominated conversation at the ATP World Tour Finals this week. The world No. 2 said he had lost all faith in the anti-doping system after the way fellow Serb Viktor Troicki's punishment was handled for failing to provide a requested blood sample."

" Roger Federer said he trusts the anti-doping procedures in tennis despite rival Novak Djokovic's claim that fellow Serb's Victor Troicki's one-year ban was the result of negligence by the authorities."

"Croatia's Marin Cilic has been suspended for nine months after testing positive for a banned stimulant. According to an announcement by the International Tennis Federation, the ban rules him out until 1 February 2014."

"The International Tennis Federation remarked on June 26 this year that Marin Cilic was withdrawing from the Wimbledon championship due to a knee injury when in fact Cilic was starting an anti-doping suspension."

"Novak Djokovic launched an impassioned attack on the administration of tennis after rushing to the defence of his long-time friend Viktor Troicki, who earlier had his 18-month ban for missing a drugs test cut to a year on appeal."

"The former tennis world no. 9 Marin Cilic has remarked that he will make an appeal against a nine-month doping ban imposed on him after he tested positive for the banned stimulant nikethamide."

"Croatian Marin Cilic's announcement during Wimbledon that he was pulling out of the tournament due to a knee injury was to avoid "adverse publicity" from the fact he had failed a drugs test, the full findings of the case have revealed."

"PARIS: Marin Cilic on Monday won his first match since a doping suspension forced him to pull out of Wimbledon, saying at the Paris Masters that bad science and errors had led to his ban. The former top 10 player, now ranked 47th, opened in Paris with a 5-7 6-1 6-4 defeat of Dutchman Igor Sijsling."