There has been plenty of reaction from players to the 15-year-ban received by Wayne Odesnik for a second doping violation. The 29-year-old American announced his retirement when the Tennis Anti-Doping Program and the USADA announced that he had tested positive for banned substances three times during the off-season. Odesnik was previously found in possession of HGH in 2010, receiving a reduced one-year ban in return for providing information to the ITF anti-doping program.

He was heavily criticized by fellow pros when first caught. This time has been no different, with players welcoming his removal from the tour.

Andy Murray says Odesnik’s punishment is deserved and will be good for the game.

“I believe two separate samples, which is two failed tests,” Murray said. “So they should be treated as individual cases. They were I think quite a few weeks apart. So he clearly was taking something and trying to get an advantage. It’s good for tennis to get him off the tour and away from the tour, because we don't want that being part of the tour.

“The anti-doping controls have got stricter over the last few years. I would say we're doing a lot more than what we were. I certainly feel I'm getting tested a lot more than what I was, many out-of-competition blood tests from the ITF and also the UK anti-doping, as well. I want to say for myself I feel like it's an inconvenience getting woken up at 6:30 in the morning, but if it gets people that are cheating out of the sport when they are doing it, then I'm all for that.”

Rafael Nadal said he doesn't know Odesnik and hasn't read about the situation, but, “obviously when that happens twice, you don't deserve to be on the tour.”  
Roger Federer said, “It’s good you catch guys who don't do things they shouldn't be doing. Players and athletes should know if they cheat, they get caught. That's the moral of the story here. I didn't know him at all, personally. But I'm all for a clean sport, and that's why you've got to catch those guys who don't do the things they are supposed to be doing.”  
Fellow American and former No. 1 Andy Roddick summed up his feelings in this tweet:

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