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Tara Moore, a 34-year-old British doubles tennis player banned for four years after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances in Colombia, lost her lawsuit against the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) seeking £15m ($20m) in damages. Moore argued that the WTA failed to warn players about contaminated meat at a tournament in Bogota, but U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter dismissed the case on Friday. Despite Moore’s claim of a broken anti-doping system and her assertion of no fault or negligence, the court ruled against her motion, concluding it was not legally justified.
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British tennis player Tara Moore, 34, had her lawsuit dismissed by the United States District Court in New York. Moore sought £15m ($20m) from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) after being banned for four years following a doping case at a tournament in Colombia. She argued that the WTA did not adequately warn players about the risk of consuming contaminated meat, which was determined to be the source of her positive test for nandrolone and boldenone in April 2022.

Moore maintained she did not intentionally dope but was still banned despite an independent tribunal finding her "no fault or negligence." The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) appealed this decision, leading to a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in favor of ITIA. After the dismissal, Moore expressed that the case had been a "nightmare," highlighting what she sees as flaws in the anti-doping system within tennis.

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- Published British doubles player Tara Moore's legal bid for £15m ($20m) in damages from the Women's Tennis Association - over a doping case which led to her being banned for four years - has been dismissed by a United States court.
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- Published British doubles player Tara Moore's legal bid for £15m ($20m) in damages from the Women's Tennis Association - over a doping case which led to her being banned for four years - has been dismissed by a United States court. asserted
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Moore, 34, argued the WTA - the governing body of the women's tour - failed to warn players about the risk of eating contaminated meat at a tournament held in Colombia. asserted
WTA → argue → Colombia
But the United States District Court in New York has dismissed Moore's motion and directed to "close this matter". asserted
Court → dismiss → matter
Moore, who has always denied intentionally doping, told BBC Sport after the ruling that the case has been a "nightmare". " asserted
case → deny → ruling
It just shows how broken the anti-doping system is in tennis," Moore said. asserted
Moore → show → tennis
In April 2022, Moore tested positive for nandrolone and boldenone at a WTA 250 event in Bogota, with an independent tribunal ruling in December 2023 that contaminated meat was the source. asserted
meat → test → December
Moore, who was Britain's leading women's doubles player at the time of the failed test, was found to bear "no fault or negligence", but the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) appealed against the decision. asserted
Agency → fail → decision
Last year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) ruled in favour of the ITIA and Moore was banned until 2028. asserted
Moore → rule → 2028
Moore then initiated proceedings with the American Arbitration Association, in which she claimed the WTA's "failure to warn against eating meat in Colombia was a direct cause of her positive test result and the harm that followed". asserted
that → initiate → result
The arbitrator supported the ruling made by Cas and dismissed the case against the WTA. In response, Moore filed a motion against the decision at the United States District Court in New York. asserted
Moore → support → York
Moore, who was ranked a career-high 77th in the world in 2022, claimed she was denied a fair hearing by the arbitrator. asserted
she → rank → arbitrator
The motion detailed how Moore was seeking "no less than $20m in compensatory damages" after claiming the WTA "stayed silent in the face of a known and specific danger and then shifted the blame for its own negligence" to the player. asserted
WTA → detail → player
On Friday, United States district judge Andrew Carter found Moore's challenge was "not justified" on a legal basis. asserted
challenge → find → basis
The WTA and ITIA have been approached for comment. asserted
WTA → approach → comment
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