Djokovic slams Armstrong; defends tennis testing
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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his third round round match against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Friday, Jan 18, 2013. Djokovic has heavily criticised Lance Armstrong's long-expected doping admissions, saying the seven-time Tour de France winner is a disgrace to cycling and "should suffer for his lies". -- PHOTO: AP
MELBOURNE (AP) - Novak Djokovic has heavily criticised Lance Armstrong's long-expected doping admissions, saying the seven-time Tour de France winner is a disgrace to cycling and "should suffer for his lies".
At the same time, the No. 1-ranked man in tennis says the drug testing program in his sport is "good" but concedes he has not had a blood test in six months.
Djokovic advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open on Friday with a straight-sets win over Radek Stepanek, but most of his post-match news conference was devoted to comment on Armstrong's admissions in a US television interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Djokovic said: "I think it's a disgrace for the sport to have an athlete like this."
