Clijsters says the ban on Yanina is too harsh and career ending.
by bahamaderek on Nov.08, 2009, under Kim Clijsters, Yanina Wickmayer
”To receive a one-year ban because of this seems extremely harsh and is potentially career-ending for both of them,” US Open champion Clijsters said on her Twitter message system.
“While they may not have followed correct administration, they did not register a positive doping offence either.
“I feel I have to write about this. Its very, very unfortunate what’s happened to Yanina and Xavier this week.”
“I hope the authorities and athletes can work together on finding better solutions to keep our sports clean.”
Both players can appeal against their suspensions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Wickmayer and Malisse were on Thursday handed one-year bans by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for falling foul of doping regulations.
Wickmayer, the world number 18, was suspended for failing to fulfill the controversial “whereabouts rule” while Malisse was also punished for missing a drug test.
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