Puerta banned for eight years

French Open finalist Mariano Puerta has been banned for eight years for a second doping offence.

French Open finalist Mariano Puerta has been banned for eight years for a second doping offence.

The Argentinian, 27, tested positive for the prohibited substance etilefrine following his final appearance at Roland Garros in Paris earlier this year.

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