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Becker says manager Ion Tiriac kept him from using drugs in tennis

Romanian Times

German tennis legend Boris Becker said he couldn't have imagined ever taking drugs in tennis because of his Romanian manager Ion Tiriac.

Becker commented on Andre Agassi's confessions in his autbiographical book "Open".

Becker said: "I was never offered drugs when I was on the tour. I didn’t hang around with those sorts of people. When I was a young player, my manager Ion Tiriac used to give me a scary look if there was even a beer on the table."

Romanian tennis legend Ilie Nastase is asking US tennis star Andre Agassi to give up all his titles because he cheated in tennis.

The move comes following Agassi's confessions in his autobiography "Open," which will be launched this week. It contains references to legendary Romanian tennis player Nastase, according to quotes from the book published by The Observer.

Agassi calls Nastase the "big, stupid Romanian", as the young Agassi had felt wounded by him.

Nastase said earlier this week in an interview in Romanian daily Gandul: "He should be the one to regret a lot of things, not only that he doped. If he didn’t like tennis, why doesn’t he renounce at all his titles? Anyway, it’s clear to me that Agassi cheated in tennis. I may have been crazy, but I was never stupid."

Agassi shocked the world by his confession in his autobiography as he admitted having used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities after failing a drug test.

He asked for compassion in a TV interview and said he had never played while high.

Agassi, one of the most-popular tennis players, won eight Grand Slam singles titles before retiring in 2006.

Teo Trandafir resigns over health problems
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Wizz Air fills bankrupt Malev's shoes
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Romania's population down due to migration
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Twenty-four dead in cold weather
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Schools closed over bad weather
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More gypsies in Romania census shows
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Bosch starts 77 mn Euro investment in Romania with state aid
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Army ready to fight snow
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Boeing aircraft on sale by the tax administration
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Twenty-two died in cold weather
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