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Novak Djokovic slams tennis' anti-doping programme after Viktor Troicki verdict

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Novak Djokovic has launched an astonishing attack on tennis' anti-doping programme claiming he no longer has any trust in the system.

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Ridiculous

The Troicki verdict came only 11 days after Croatia's Marin Cilic had his ban for failing a doping test reduced from nine months to four months by CAS and the ATP - the sport's governing body - did not escape Djokovic's wrath. He said: "After this kind of announcement and after this particular situation, the only one who is suffering here is the player. The ATP, which is supposed to be an association of players of tennis professionals, which is supposed to be the governing body, the association that stands behind the players, is not going to answer on this announcement, is not going to do anything for Viktor. "So Viktor is there by himself. Tomorrow it can be anybody else. Cilic was there in this situation. "I'm emotionally connected to Viktor but, looking at the whole scenario, it doesn't give me any trust in that, in them, in the whole procedure, in the whole rules, in anything. "That's it. That's my statement. Sorry, but that's what I had to do. Not just because of him, but because of the sake of the players and because of the sake of the sport. It's just ridiculous."

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