Jan-Lennard Struff fears some players could turn to banned substances

German tennis star Jan-Lennard Struff admits he fears some players may turn to prohibited substances in order to enhance their recovery process and give themselves a better chance of wining. 

In recent years, there has been a lot of talk of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) being so strict and aggressive in their testing that it would be almost impossible for a player to take a prohibited substance and get away with it.

Struff, ranked at No. 34 in the world, has been on the Tour for over a decade now but he has never failed a test since becoming a professional tennis player in 2009. 

"Doping in tennis could have an effect, yes. In tennis it is about a quicker regeneration, more power and many more things. Also there is so much money in the game, so there likely will be doping. I just dont know which kind of doping," Struff told Jannik Schneider on the Advantage-Podcast.

#Struff in my Podcast on #Doping in tennis "Doping in Tennis could have an effect, yes. In Tennis it is about a quicker regeneration, more power and many more things. Also there is so much money in the game, so there likely will be Doping. I just dont know which kind of doping" https://t.co/5fd5Yyy1zk

— Jannik Schneider (@schnejan) April 17, 2020

Struff, 29, appeared to be lifting his form and playing much better just before the ATP suspended the Tour because of the coronavirus outbreak. 

The German ended his three-match losing streak in Dubai, where he made the quarterfinal before losing to world No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas. 

Struff then helped Germany book a place for the Davis Cup Finals as he won each of his two singles rubbers played against Belarus in a qualifying round tie. 

from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2KkPkty