Key Takeaways
- A New York federal judge declined to vacate Tara Moore’s arbitration loss against the WTA.
- The decision terminates the British player’s $20 million claim against the women’s tour.
- Moore remains subject to a 4-year suspension following a positive test for nandrolone, which she argued stemmed from contaminated meat.
Federal court upholds arbitration ruling against British player
British professional tennis player Tara Moore has failed in her legal effort to overturn an arbitration defeat connected to her $20 million claim against the Women’s Tennis Association.
A federal judge in New York declined to vacate the arbitral decision that brought an end to Moore’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the governing body. The legal battle centered on a 4-year ban issued following a doping violation.
Contaminated meat defense and 4-year ban
Moore has maintained that her positive test for nandrolone was unintentional, attributing the adverse analytical finding to contaminated meat consumed while competing in Colombia.
Despite her defense, the legal challenge against the WTA failed to survive scrutiny in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, leaving the arbitration outcome intact and Moore’s compensation bid dismissed.
