11 November,2009 07:55 AM IST | | PA Sport
Andre Agassi believes drug testing in tennis is now water-tight and does not think he would have fooled the authorities today.
The American shocked the tennis world with the revelations in his new autobiography 'Open' that he failed a test for crystal meth in 1997 and then lied to escape a suspension.
Governing body the ATP have come in for criticism for allowing Agassi to talk his way out of the situation, but he said: "(In 1997) we were at the infancy of drug testing. This was pre-era of sensationalising drugs in sport and, as a result of tennis pushing itself forward to protect its integrity, we reached out to the World Anti-Doping Association two years later and they've been a fabulous partner who've done a tremendous job in protecting that integrity of keeping drug cheaters out of the sport. They've tested me specifically 150 times.
Our sport should be proud of how we've moved forward. I don't think it's so easy, not when you're getting tested 15 or 20 times a year."
