Comments on: RICHARD GASQUET OKAY TO PLAY: TIME SERVED FOR COCAINE USE http://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/richard-gasquet-okay-to-play-time-served-for-cocaine-use/ Tennis blog. Tennis news. Tennis gossip. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: freakyfriteshttp://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/richard-gasquet-okay-to-play-time-served-for-cocaine-use/#comment-7004 freakyfrites Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:26:37 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=10377#comment-7004 I know! Poor Martina. We all got punished when she was banned! Either he'll bounce back or become even more head-casey. I guess either way it will be entertaining. I know! Poor Martina. We all got punished when she was banned!

Either he’ll bounce back or become even more head-casey. I guess either way it will be entertaining.

]]> By: dootsiezhttp://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/richard-gasquet-okay-to-play-time-served-for-cocaine-use/#comment-6985 dootsiez Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:50:19 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=10377#comment-6985 Martina's 2 year ban was ludicrous in comparison. ITF has absolutely no consistency in handing down these suspensions. Happy that Gasquet got a reasonable punishment without ruining his career. But I'm not terribly optimistic about his ability to bounce back from this. :( Who knows? Maybe he's matured in the past few months. *fingers crossed* Martina’s 2 year ban was ludicrous in comparison. ITF has absolutely no consistency in handing down these suspensions.

Happy that Gasquet got a reasonable punishment without ruining his career. But I’m not terribly optimistic about his ability to bounce back from this. :( Who knows? Maybe he’s matured in the past few months. *fingers crossed*

]]> By: freakyfriteshttp://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/richard-gasquet-okay-to-play-time-served-for-cocaine-use/#comment-6966 freakyfrites Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:26:44 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=10377#comment-6966 Hiya, Van! Yeah, I still can't get over the Manny Ramirez thing, but maybe that's a bad comparison. Tennis has one of the toughest doping policies, baseball has been notoriously lax. I guess I prefer the former to the latter, but still, it's a little scary when it interrupts the career of a top player. I'm really hoping that Gasquet uses this as motivation because I've always liked his game. But he's also seemed to be one of those guys who has struggled with being a tennis player - unlike Roger - he just never seemed to really love being out on the court. Maybe having his career almost taken from him has made him realize how much he loves it. Hiya, Van!

Yeah, I still can’t get over the Manny Ramirez thing, but maybe that’s a bad comparison. Tennis has one of the toughest doping policies, baseball has been notoriously lax. I guess I prefer the former to the latter, but still, it’s a little scary when it interrupts the career of a top player.

I’m really hoping that Gasquet uses this as motivation because I’ve always liked his game. But he’s also seemed to be one of those guys who has struggled with being a tennis player – unlike Roger – he just never seemed to really love being out on the court. Maybe having his career almost taken from him has made him realize how much he loves it.

]]> By: Vanhttp://gototennis.com/2009/07/15/richard-gasquet-okay-to-play-time-served-for-cocaine-use/#comment-6965 Van Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:39 +0000 http://gototennis.com/?p=10377#comment-6965 Hey FF, what's up? I think he did enough time, too, for what I'm sure was just a lapse in judgement. I thought he was going to be a contender this year after the way he started the season with those semifinal appearances during the Australian summer. It would be a good story if he got in the mix and stayed there. Kid's been through a lot! Hey FF, what’s up? I think he did enough time, too, for what I’m sure was just a lapse in judgement. I thought he was going to be a contender this year after the way he started the season with those semifinal appearances during the Australian summer. It would be a good story if he got in the mix and stayed there. Kid’s been through a lot!

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