Druggies 3 ITF Suspensions 0

The results are in on the appeals of 3 suspended players.  WTA player Yanina Wickmayer, and ATP players Xavier Malisse and Richard Gasquet, have all been cleared to resume playing once again.  All 3 were facing atleast a year suspension.

Both Xavier Malisse and Yanina Wickmayer were freed to play by a Belgian court.  The Belgian court decided to suspend the one year suspensions.  Because this injunction suspended the decision of the Belgian National Anti-Doping Agency, the ITF was also forced to lift its ban as well.

So Malisse and Wickmayer weasled their way out of this one.  So now we are all spared of Malisse retiring, and he plans to try to qualify for the Australian Open.  Malisse is a scrub and isn't relevant.  If he does get into the Aussie Open, he will just be a jobber a top player will crush in the first round.  Actually, that might be kind of cool.  So good luck Xavier.  Hope to see you in Melbourne.

On the other hand this is great news for Wickmayer.  Wickmayer, the young 19 year old who is in the top 20 after a run to the U.S. Open semifinals can continue on with the great momentum she has made for herself.  After the lifting of the ban, Wickmayer received a wildcard to a tuneup tournament in New Zealand, and is hoping for a wildcard into the Australian Open. 

French "toolbag" Richard Gasquet also managed to be cleared of his alleged use of cocaine after the Court for Arbitration of Sport accepted his excuse that he had cocaine in his system because he was making out with some skank, who had cocaine on her lips at a Miami nightclub at 4 a.m. Hmmmm could Richard be getting some of Tiger's sloppy seconds? 

After hearing the ban had been lifted Gasquet said "I'm absolutely relieved.  This is the end of a crazy story." and also saying, "I'm happy to be 100% cleared".

I wonder if Richard will be reimbursed for the missed tournaments he would of been underachieving and choking at.