Tennis-Griekspoor finds friendship during awkward waits in anti-doping process


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 28 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 500 - Munich Open - MTTC Iphitos, Munich, Germany - April 18, 2025 Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor in action during his quarter final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Michaela Stache/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -Dutch tennis player Tallon Griekspoor said he had formed an unexpected bond in the awkward moments of the sport's anti-doping process after striking a friendship with an official while waiting for the urge to pee into sample containers.

Anti-doping protocols in tennis are based on the World Anti-Doping Agency code and its whereabouts rules require players to designate a 60-minute slot for each day they will be available to provide blood or urine samples to officials.

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