Dopingtest positiv

Greg Rusedski on Thursday night vowed to prove his innocence after confirming he has tested positive for the banned drug nandrolone.

The Canadian-born British number two faces an ATP hearing in Montreal on February 9.

In a statement he said: "In response to media inquiries I confirm that I have been advised by the ATP anti-doping administrator that a sample I provided tested positive for a low concentration of nandrolone metabolites.

"I wish to make it clear that I do not and never have taken performance enhancing drugs.

"This is a very complex situation which once understood will clearly demonstrate my total innocence.

"There is a hearing to be held in Montreal on February 9 which I shall attend. I fully expect to be found innocent."

Earlier this week Rusedski laughed off suggestions he had returned a positive drug test when asked by a journalist in Adelaide, where he lost the second match of his comeback from injury today, going down 6-2 6-2 to unseeded Frenchman Cyril Saulnier.

The 30-year-old had been on the sidelines since losing both his singles matches in last September's Davis Cup defeat in Morocco.

It is believed the test dates from a tournament he played in July in Indianapolis, a month before he made a disappointing first round exit from the US Open at the hands of France's Gregory Carraz.