The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Wednesday lifted the one-year bans it imposed on Belgian duo Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse for anti-doping violations. Wickmayer, the world number 18, was suspended in November by the Flemish Doping Tribunal (VDT) for failing to fulfill the 'whereabouts' rule while Malisse was also punished for missing a drugs test. A Belgian court had ...

U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer earned a major off-court victory Wednesday when officials lifted her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules. The 20-year-old Belgian was banned in November for breaking World Anti-Doping Agency regulations by failing to report her whereabouts for drug testing three times. Another Belgian ...

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer must wait to see whether she can return to action even though a Belgian court has suspended a one-year ban imposed on her for violating anti-doping regulations. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Tuesday they were still considering the judgment by the Court of First Instance in Brussels which suspended the ...

Yanina Wickmayer is still not eligible to compete despite a court injunction in Belgium that suspended her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules. Wickmayer, a U.S. Open semifinalist, and Xavier Malisse had their doping bans suspended Monday, but International Tennis Federation spokesman Nick Imison said Tuesday that neither ...