Rafael Nadal: Australian Open Pull-out Leads to More Unfair Doping Speculations

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Published: December 29, 2012

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Rafael Nadal’s recent bid for an ATP tennis comeback will not include playing in the 2013 Australian Open. The Spanish tennis star and world No. 4 is reportedly unable to play because of a stomach virus, according to the Associated Press via ESPN.

Unfortunately for Nadal and his camp, this latest setback has fueled more skepticism from media and fans who have sifted through his injuries and absences for the past six months.

Blogs and fan comments have increasingly grown louder, wondering if Nadal is facing sentencing with a silent ban for performance-enhancing drugs since his departure from the Olympics. Blair Henley’s Doping, Tennis, Nadal: A Connection? is one of many recent articles that attempt to carefully question, but ultimately sully the subject in question.

 

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Speculation without facts is baseless and unfounded, the product of fans-turned-journalists who have a cyber-voice that gives them fifteen minutes of fame or fifteen thousand comments of attention. They have no real evidence.

We live in an age of skepticism when heroes have had their clay feet exposed. From Tiger Woods to Lance Armstrong, nobody is above the scrutiny of guilt or alleged taint. This has further loosened the standards for more accusations on other athletes.



But precedent should not indict those who follow. To do so is to condemn the athlete to conditions that are unfair and libelous at the least, and possibly detrimental and career-destroying.

Are we willing to live in a world where we would be slandered at the whimsical judgments of the ignorant?

Those who would voice baseless speculation in electronic media are not responsible to atone for their errors. They do not have to account for their jobs or livelihood after damning or false statements, but would rather pine for attention and praise with their damaging theories.  
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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