Wayne Odesnik set a record in tennis history in the worst way possible.
The American tennis player received one of the longest bans in the history of tennis with a 15-year suspension after testing positive for multiple banned substances, including steroids, according to TIME.
This was Wayne Odesnik’s second doping offense in five years, according to Yahoo News.
“It is good for tennis that they got him off tour. It is the end of his career and he can’t even come on site to events or coach. That is a good thing,” British tennis player Andy Murray told BBC Sport.
He continued, “He is a cheat and it is good for everyone in tennis he is dealt with in the right way.”
29-year-old Wayne Odesnik is reportedly ranked 267th in the world.
He reportedly tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs after he was given an out-of-competition test back in December. The International Tennis Federation reportedly sent urine samples to several labs where they tested positive for anabolic steroids.
“Those samples were sent to WADA-accredited laboratories in Salt Lake City, USA and Montreal, Canada for analysis, and were found to contain one or more of: metabolites of methenolene; metabolites of androst,” the ITF stated in a joint news release with the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
The South-African born tennis player had been suspended before. He was reportedly suspended in 2010 for two years for possession of human growth hormone.
“Upon learning of my positive test results I was immediately heartbroken as words could not describe my shock and disappointment,” said Odesnik in a statement on Wednesday as he announced his retirement.
He continued, “Being the most tested American tennis player on tour, I would never knowingly have taken any chance of consuming a banned substance.”
Despite Odesnik’s explanation, fellow tennis players don’t seem to fully believe the recently banned athlete.
“So he clearly was taking something and trying to get an advantage,” Murray told reporters.
He continued, “After what happened the last time, you know, whatever story you believe, the one that was given, I don’t believe at all.”
