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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Coco Gauff said she was brought to tears by a \u201cpushy\u201d anti-doping tester. Serena Williams called the system \u201c grueling<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Protocols designed to protect tennis from doping are in the spotlight as players open up about their experiences navigating the system in the aftermath of a four-year ban handed to 2023 Wimbledon<\/a> champion Marketa Vondrousova \u2014 not for testing positive but for refusing to take a test<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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