ITF 'disappointed' by decision

LONDON: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has expressed its disappointment at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to clear French player Richard Gasquet of doping after he tested positive for cocaine.

"The ITF is disappointed with today's decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to dismiss the ITF's and WADA's appeal against the decision imposed on Richard Gasquet by an independent tribunal in July 2009," ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti said in a statement.

The CAS verdict followed a court's decision this week to overturn one-year suspensions for Belgians Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse who broke anti-doping regulations.