TENNIS : RAFAEL NADAL SUES FRANCE'S FORMER SPORT MINISTER FOR ACCUSING HIM OF DOPING; DEMANDS EUR100,000 IN DAMAGES!

TENNIS : RAFAEL NADAL SUES FRANCE'S FORMER SPORT MINISTER FOR ACCUSING HIM OF DOPING; DEMANDS EUR100,000 IN DAMAGES!

Rafael Nadal has filed a lawsuit against former Sport Minister of France Roselyne Bachelot for her public comments made on French TV last year accusing him of doping.

Nadal has sought EUR 100,000 in damages before the French courts.

The case was originally filed in April last year prior to the French Open 2016, but has dragged on apparently due to mounting court backlogs.

The case stemmed from Bachelot's statements to the media in March 2016 alleging Nadal took time off from tennis in 2012, not because of an injury as reported, but due to doping as he allegedly tested positive in a drug test (sic), she claimed.

Rafael Nadal later withdrew from the following French Open in 2016 due to wrist injury, and despite the nasty dig, he later came back to Paris in 2017 winning his historic 10th French Open Title in June of this year.

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Roselyne Bachelot is a high-profile, high-ranking politician in France who was Minister of Sports (2007–2010); Minister of Environment (2002–2004); Minister of Social Affiars (2010–2012); and a long-time member of France's National Assembly (Parliament of France) having been elected for the first time in 1988.

The trial now starts, and a verdict is expected mid-November this year.

Tennis: #Nadal sues ex-French minister for over $100,000 https://t.co/GcDUxu8Xx2 pic.twitter.com/2d1yk7dUHH
— ST Sports Desk (@STsportsdesk) October 13, 2017

Nadal claims €100,000 over former French sports minister's doping allegation

We bet she regrets those comments!

😳https://t.co/6fwK9EchA2 pic.twitter.com/BgVBeJE56H
— MARCA in English (@MARCAinENGLISH) October 13, 2017

Roselyne Bachelot poursuivie en diffamation : Rafael Nadal demande 100 000 euros de dommages et intérêts https://t.co/ImlBOU8VQU
— Le Monde (@lemondefr) October 13, 2017

Rafael Nadal asks for 100,000 euros in damages from Roselyne Bachelot.- - LE MONDE

Rafael Nadal demande 100 000 euros à Roselyne Bachelot pour l'avoir accusé de dopage https://t.co/PPy6J8A9nD pic.twitter.com/PGFxJHt2Ii
— L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) October 13, 2017

Rafael Nadal asks 100,000 euros from Roselyne Bachelot for having accused him of doping. - - L'EQUIPE

🔵 FLASH - Nadal demande 100.000 euros à Bachelot ➡ https://t.co/nVHmoOkUYq pic.twitter.com/FNHOD0QLTG
— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) October 13, 2017

FLASH - Nadal asks 100,000 euros in damages from Bachelot. - - LE FIGARO

Rafael Nadal demande 100.000 euros de dommages et intérêts à Roselyne Bachelot ⏬https://t.co/5DUHgNhToQ pic.twitter.com/mzJmg0bqeL
— Yahoo Sport France (@YahooSportFR) October 13, 2017

Rafael Nadal asks 100,000 euros in damages from Roselyne Bachelot. - - YAHOO SPORTS FRANCE

Nadal reclama 100.000 euros a Roselyne Bachelot por acusarle de dopaje https://t.co/KfmUDvW42r
— ABC.es (@abc_es) October 13, 2017

Nadal claims 100,000 euros from Roselyne Bachelot for accusing him of doping. - - DIARIO ABC

Accusation de dopage : @RafaelNadal réclame 100 000 euros à @R_Bachelot https://t.co/QAfCypZdIn #Justice pic.twitter.com/Zciy3PPPrx
— La Provence (@laprovence) October 13, 2017

Doping charges: Rafael Nadal @RafaelNadal claims 100,000 euros from Roselyne Bachelot @R_Bachelot. - - LA PROVENCE

🎾 Arranca el proceso de Nadal contra la ex ministra francesa. El 16 de noviembre se conocerá la sentenciahttps://t.co/v18rK13B4f
— EL MUNDO Deportes (@ElMundoDeportes) October 13, 2017

Nadal's trial starts against the former French minister. On the 16th of November, sentence will be known. - - EL MUNDO DEPORTES

Rafael Nadal demande 100 000 euros à Roselyne Bachelot pour l'avoir accusé de dopage https://t.co/nnCvcxQwRa
— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) October 13, 2017

Rafael Nadal asks 100,000 euros from Roselyne Bachelot for having accused him of doping. - - LE PARISIEN

Rafael Nadal demande 100 000 euros à Roselyne Bachelot pour l'avoir accusé de dopage https://t.co/mFrv7DtPXm pic.twitter.com/lbkkZVGKb3
— franceinfo (@franceinfo) October 13, 2017

Rafael Nadal asks 100,000 euros from Roselyne Bachelot for having accused him of doping. - - FRANCE INFO

Contre Bachelot, Nadal sert un dossier médical à double tranchant https://t.co/wzlp7GaIPn pic.twitter.com/IRbqSVv55W
— Libération (@libe) October 13, 2017

Against Bachelot, Nadal serves a double-edged medical file. - - LIBERATION

Accusé de dopage par Roselyne Bachelot, Rafael Nadal lui réclame 100.000 euros https://t.co/MEg9k0aDUT pic.twitter.com/s2FwrsZ151
— Paris Match (@ParisMatch) October 13, 2017

Accused of doping by Roselyne Bachelot, Rafael Nadal claims 100,000 euros. - - PARIS MATCH

A former French minister alleged that Nadal faked an injury in order to hide a positive drug test in 2012 https://t.co/hkt1i0ZTgG
— The42.ie (@The42_ie) October 13, 2017

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