Croatia's Cilic fails doping test: report

Croatian media have reported that world No.15 Marin Cilic failed a drug test in April and the International Tennis Federation is probing the case.

Croatia's Cilic fails doping test: report

Croatian media have reported that world No.15 Marin Cilic failed a drug test in April.

Croatia's world No.15 Marin Cilic failed a drug test at the Munich tournament in April and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) is probing the case, local media reports.

Cilic failed the test only two weeks after passing a doping control at the Monte Carlo Masters, Croatian daily Slobodna Dalmacija reported on Saturday, quoting "reliable sources".

More details would emerge next week as the 24-year-old Croatian sent his explanation to the ITF, the daily said.

"There are no comments until we will be able to comment," the influential Jutarnji List daily quoted Cilic's manager Vincent Stavaux as saying.

Cilic's test was allegedly positive due to "incautious use of glucose", the daily reported.

Local media said Cilic had found out about the positive results of the test during Wimbledon, adding this was the reason the 24-year old withdrew from the match against France's Kenny de Schepper.

At the time it was reported that Cilic withdrew from the match due to his left knee injury.

Reports on Cilic's alleged positive test came out only two days after the ITF banned Serbia's Viktor Troicki for 18 months for flouting doping rules.

Troicki, 27, was found guilty of failing to provide a blood sample during a drugs test at the Monte Carlo Masters.

The Serbian, currently No.53 in the world, said he would appeal his ban.


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