PARIS (AP) The French Tennis Federation has criticized Yannick Noah for ``inappropriate'' accusations he made about doping being rife in Spanish sport.
In a newspaper column for Le Monde last weekend, the 1983 French Open champion accused Spanish athletes of widespread doping. He said the only way to level the playing field would be to allow everyone to use banned drugs.
The FFT said in a statement Tuesday that it wishes to express its disagreement with regards to the comments made by Yannick Noah'' and thataccusations without proof and provocative comments are inappropriate.''
Noah proposed that the French authorities should relax their rules on doping to make French athletes more competitive. Second-ranked Spaniard Rafael Nadal reacted angrily to Noah's comments on Sunday.