Gasquet Drug Ban Overturned Thanks to Loose Woman in Miami Club

French tennis player Richard Gasquet has avoided a two-year suspension from the International Tennis Federation after a positive test for cocaine at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida in March, the Associated Press reports, through ESPN.com.  However, Gasquet was able to convince the independent anti-doping tribunal that he unknowingly injested the drug after “kissing a woman he met at a nightclub in Miami.”

The 23-year old Frenchman, currently ranked #32 in the world, apparently ingested no more than “a grain of salt” of the drug and yet still tested positive and was immediately suspended for two years.  While he will be banned for life if he tests positive for an illegal substance again, Gasquet certainly is a trail blazer when it comes to denying use of drugs.

While many athletes simply say they never took steroids (Rafael Palmeiro initially, David Ortiz up until today) or took “something” but didn’t know they were steroids (Gary Sheffield, Barry Bonds), Gasquet opens up an opportunity for countless atheletes to simply blame loose women in Miami clubs on positive drug tests.  While he may not recognize his importance in this matter today, this will not be the last time we hear from Richard Gasquet.