Post a Free Blog

Submit A Press Release

At CWEB, we are always looking to expand our network of strategic investors and partners. If you're interested in exploring investment opportunities or discussing potential partnerships and serious inquiries. Contact: jacque@cweb.com

Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Filter by Categories
Action
Animation
Anime
ATP Tour (ATP)
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Breaking News
Business
Business
Business Newsletter
Call of Duty (CALLOFDUTY)
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Car
Celebrity
Champions Tour (CHAMP)
Comedy
CONCACAF
Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO)
Crime
Dark Comedy
Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
Documentary and Foreign
Drama
eSports
European Tour (EPGA)
Fashion
FIFA
FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC)
FIFA World Cup (FIFA)
Fighting
Football
Formula 1 (F1)
Fortnite
Golf
Health
Hockey
Horror
IndyCar Series (INDY)
International Friendly (FRIENDLY)
Kids & Family
League of Legends (LOL)
LPGA
Madden
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MLS
Movie and Music
Movie Trailers
Music
Mystery
NASCAR Cup Series (NAS)
National Basketball Association (NBA)
National Football League (NFL)
National Hockey League (NHL)
National Women's Soccer (NWSL)
NBA Development League (NBAGL)
NBA2K
NCAA Baseball (NCAABBL)
NCAA Basketball (NCAAB)
NCAA Football (NCAAF)
NCAA Hockey (NCAAH)
Olympic Mens (OLYHKYM)
Other
Other Sports
Overwatch
PGA
Politics
Premier League (PREM)
Romance
Sci-Fi
Science
Soccer
Sports
Sports
Technology
Tennis
Thriller
Truck Series (TRUCK)
True Crime
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
US
Valorant
Western
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Women’s NCAA Basketball (WNCAAB)
World
World Cup Qualifier (WORLDCUP)
WTA Tour (WTA)
Xfinity (XFT)
XFL
0
-- Advertisement --spot_img
HomeTennisATP Tour (ATP)ATP News: Tennis player who used kissing as anti-doping defense banned

ATP News: Tennis player who used kissing as anti-doping defense banned

Add to Favorite
Added to Favorite


A tennis player who blamed a tainted kiss for a failed drug test received a four-year suspension on Friday.

Venezuela’s Goncalo Oliveira, 30, who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour, was originally suspended in January after testing positive for a banned methamphetamine at a November event in Manzanillo, Mexico.

Friday’s suspension, issued by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, includes credit for his time on provisional suspension. Oliveira is eligible to return in January of 2029.

Oliveira denied taking the drug and presented a witness statement from the woman involved in the incident at his hearing with an independent tribunal.

The woman testified that she met Oliveira at a bar in Manzanillo and they kissed after she had “consumed a pill which made me feel euphoria, agitation, confidence to socialize and in the moment a feeling of energy and joy,” per The Athletic.

Oliveira peaked at No. 194 in the world singles ranking in December 2017 and at No. 77 in doubles in August 2020.

–Field Level Media

Subscribe to get Latest News Updates

Latest News

You may like more
more

A’ja Wilson pours in 31 as Aces complete Finals sweep of Mercury

PHOENIX -- Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon did not...

MLS News: Lionel Messi skips Argentina match, could play for Miami vs. Atlanta

The odds of Lionel Messi playing for Inter Miami...

Unanimous picks A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier lead All-WNBA team

Las Vegas Aces center A'Ja Wilson and Minnesota Lynx...

NAS News: NASCAR’s great eight looking to strike it rich in Vegas

And then there were eight. After the NASCAR Cup Series...