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In an interesting footnote, Bohdan Ulihrach made his return to tennis at Amersfoort. It's interesting to see how the ATP handled this. Ulihrach, at the time of his suspension, was ranked in the mid-seventies, which would easily have gotten him into the main draw here. It would probably have gotten him seeded.
But, of course, the ATP suspended him, so he hasn't earned any points since last fall, so his current ranking wasn't good enough to get him direct entry. He had to play qualifying -- and (not surprisingly after a layoff of almost nine months) lost in the first round. Logically, it would appear that a suspension levied under false pretences would earn the suspended player an injury ranking (or a false suspension ranking, if you prefer) -- but obviously it isn't so.
Maybe there's something we don't know - like he actually WAS doping it up, but the ATP couldn't completely 100% prove it. Otherwise, he's getting the royal bitch slap. This, more than anything else, will affect my support of the players union. It's shameful.