Tennis: British Player Tara Moore's Legal Bid Over Doping Ban Dismissed by US Court
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Banned British player's £15m lawsuit against WTA dismissed
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Image caption: Tara Moore will be banned from playing until the start of the 2028 season.
By Jonathan Jurejko, BBC Sport tennis news reporter
Published 1 hour ago
British doubles player Tara Moore's legal bid for £15m ($20m) in damages from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) over a doping case has been dismissed by a United States court.
Moore, 34, argued the WTA failed to warn players about the risk of eating contaminated meat at a tournament held in Colombia, which led to her four-year ban.
However, the United States District Court in New York has dismissed Moore's motion and directed to "close this matter".
"It just shows how broken the anti-doping system is in tennis," Moore told BBC Sport after the ruling.
Background
In April 2022, Moore tested positive for nandrolone and boldenone at a WTA 250 event in Bogota. An independent tribunal ruled in December 2023 that contaminated meat was the source.
Moore, who always denied intentional doping, was found to bear "no fault or negligence" but the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) appealed against the decision. Last year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in favour of the ITIA and Moore was banned until 2028.
Legal Battle
Moore then took her case to the American Arbitration Association, claiming the WTA's "failure to warn against eating meat in Colombia" caused her positive test result.
The arbitrator supported the CAS ruling and dismissed the case. In response, Moore filed a motion against the decision at the United States District Court in New York, arguing she was denied a fair hearing.
However, on Friday, US district judge Andrew Carter found Moore's challenge was "not justified" legally.