Banning Wickmayer: WADA Crock

by Greg CouchFiled under: U.S. Open, ATPThe head of the World Anti-Doping Agency acknowledged that it's too late to punish Andre Agassi for his failed drug test from 1997, darned statute of limitations. But WADA said it still wants some punishment, anyway. Maybe for Agassi's lies to doping officials, which he admits in his book? Maybe for perjury?Doubtful. But I knew tennis would get its pound of flesh, anyway, as Agassi has embarrassed the sport's governing bodies. What I didn't know was how fast they would get that flesh.Or that they would take it from Yanina Wickmayer.She was banned Thursday for a year for a doping offense. It wasn't for failing a test, or apparently even for missing one, though details still aren't out. It was because she failed to report three times to doping officials over the past 18 months where she would be.Banning Wickmayer: WADA Crock originally appeared on Fanhouse Tennis on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST . Please see our terms fo...