Former Sweden's tennis star
Mikael Ymer has made a big claim that racial
discrimination played a big role in his being suspended because of the
violation of anti-doping protocols.
The 25-year-old was suspended in July 2023 for 18 months
after missing three out-of-competition tests in the last 12 months. Following the ban, Ymer surprisingly announced retirement from tennis. Ymer was recently quoted in a report where he claimed
that his suspension is largely down to racial discrimination.
"Another tour player inside top 40 received a 3rd
strike at the sammmeee time as me,” he said. “He claimed that his hotel phone
was broken thereforrrrr couldn't hear anything. Ther was no appeal made an no
negligence found eveeeeennn tho we are responsible to be reachable on our
phones.
"I ain't saying this w no hate I'm happy that he
doesn't have to go thru it but don't look me in the face and say this aint a
race thing fuck u mean it ain't a race thing."
Ymer was also critical of the CEO of the Nordea Open Christer Hult, who
according to him paid him much less than what was promised when he decided to
play in the competition.
"It is true that Båstad offered me an extremely large
amount of money this year,” he said. “I was shocked when I saw the check but my
voice and integrity are not for sale. Christer Hult (CEO) and his team can put
their money up their a**es. God is greatest."