"During a particularly mischievous period of his life many years ago, a 21-year-old Gael Monfils returned home from a long night of partying at 5:45am and after a quick dash to the bathroom, fell asleep. Minutes later, he was awoken by a doping control officer at his front door: I'm dying in my bed, and somehow I hear the guy come. Barely. I'm dead and he's coming, says Monfils, laughing."
"One of the requirements of being an elite tennis player is providing your location for an hour each day as part of the anti-doping whereabouts system, which allows the anti-doping authorities to conduct unannounced out-of-competition doping tests. For years, the Frenchman, like most other players, has assigned 6am as his usual hour, a time he is certain to be at home or in his hotel room."
Gael Monfils once returned home at 5:45am after partying, fell asleep, and was surprised by a doping control officer at his door seeking a urine sample. Elite tennis players must provide a daily one-hour whereabouts window so anti-doping authorities can conduct unannounced out-of-competition tests. Monfils habitually listed 6am as his hour to ensure he would be available, but on this occasion he invited the officer to wait while he slept, then woke at 3pm and provided a sample. Doping control officers are required to observe sample collection at all times, which frequently obliges players to host strangers in their homes.
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