Xavier Malisse News

The governing body of women's tennis would like to see the World Anti-Doping Agency revise its 'whereabouts rule' to give players more flexibility when they are competing.

Players have called on the International Tennis Federation to make changes to their dope testing rules in the wake of bans handed out to two Belgian players who missed tests.

The International Tennis Federation released a statement today on Xavier Malisse's one-year suspension for missing a drug test earlier this year.

The anticipated reprimand was replaced by a one-year ban today. A pair of Belgian players - US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer and former Wimbledon semifinalist Xavier Malisse - were hit with with one-year bans by the Flemish Doping Tribunal for failing to comply with doping regulations, the Belga news agency and AFP reported.

U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday, accused of failing to report her whereabouts to drug-testing officials three times.

Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-5 6-0 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup men's singles in Moscow, Russia Francesca Schiavone beat Olga Govortsova 6-3 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup women's singles in Moscow, Russia Marcos Baghdatis beat Olivier Rochus 6-1 7-5 to win the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden Timea Bacsinszky won the Luxembourg Open, ...

BELGIUM'S Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse will not face suspensions despite falling foul of drug-testing rules.

A pair of Belgian players - US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer and former Wimbledon semifinalist Xavier Malisse - have been ordered to appear before Belgian's anti-doping commission for violating the commission's whereabouts policy, Belgian news agency Belga reports, in comments republished by Reuters.

Belgian U.S. Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer and compatriot Xavier Malisse must appear before a Belgian anti-doping commission after violating its rules, Belgian news agency Belga reported on Thursday.

The contrasts could hardly be greater as Britain face Poland at the Echo Arena in Liverpool in the Davis Cup this weekend.

Results Saturday from the Davis Cup World Group playoff between Belgium and Ukraine on clay at the Spiroudome : Belgium 2, Ukraine 1 Doubles Sergei Bubka and Sergey Stakhovsky, Ukraine, def.

Roger Federer is returning to Davis Cup duty this weekend to help lead Switzerland to victory against Italy in the Davis Cup Play-off in Genova, Italy.

We all knew Greg Rusedski had played a brilliant match on Friday, but the one who knew best of all was Greg himself.

The Odlum Brown Vancouver Open was held Aug. 1-9 at West Vancouver's Hollyburn Country Club.

Wild-card entrant Blake Strode capitalized on an opponent's misfortune Monday to advance to the second round in the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger at Recreation Park.

Philip Bester of North Vancouver, B.C., advanced to the third round of the US$175,000 Odlum Brown VanOpen tennis tournament Wednesday with a three-set win over fifth-seeded American Ryan Sweeting.

Philip Bester of North Vancouver, B.C., advanced to the third round of the US$175,000 Odlum Brown VanOpen tennis tournament Wednesday with a three-set win over fifth-seeded American Ryan Sweeting.

Philip Bester of North Vancouver, B.C., advanced to the third round of the US$175,000 Odlum Brown VanOpen tennis tournament Wednesday with a three-set win over fifth-seeded American Ryan Sweeting.

Positive visualization can be a powerful tool in modern sport. Quebec's Stephanie Dubois put it to work Sunday and the result was a singles title at the $175,000 US Odlum Brown Vancouver Open tennis tournament.

Canadian Stephanie Dubois advanced to the women's final of the US$175,000 Odlum Brown VanOpen tennis tournament Saturday, outlasting American Mashona Washington 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. The Laval, Que., native will meet top-seeded Sania Mirza of India who beat Toronto's Sharon Fichman 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the other semifinal.