The International Tennis Federation has suspended Richard Gasquet, following his positive test for cocaine.

The ITF says an anti-doping tribunal should be assembled within 60 days to hear the case. If that panel upholds the positive test results Gasquet could be banned from competitive tennis for two years.

Gasquet says he is gathering evidence to prove his innocence, despite both his "A" and "B" samples tested positive for cocaine. Traces of the drug were found in his urine sample at the Sony Ericsson Open, in Florida during March. He also said a hair sample he submitted to an independent laboratory showed no traces of the drug and vowed to prove his innocence.

"He's suspended until the end of the hearing," ITF spokesman Neil Robinson said. "We're now assembling an anti-doping tribunal. The ideal timeframe is within 60 days, but people have to fly in from all over the world for it."


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Richard Gasquet suspended after positive cocaine test