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The lawyer said he thought that request could have been made sooner — and also said he’s not sure when or whether that request will be met.
“Pursuant to my understanding, they can’t ask them to turn them over because they are not under the jurisdiction of the ATP,” Immenga said.
The section of the tour’s rule book that outlines the ATP’s anti-corruption program requires players and their support personnel — defined as “any coach, trainer, manager, agent, family member, tournament guest or other affiliate or associate of any player” — to cooperate fully with investigations, including furnishing telephone records, Internet service records and computer hard drives.
As all players must do in order to be able to compete on tour, Davydenko signed the ATP player contract for 2008, agreeing to comply with the rulebook.
“They have not worked very professionally. We have not received any transcripts of the interviews which were conducted in September. Imagine that. That’s the way these guys work,” Immenga said.
“Maybe in two or three months, they are going to one day come up with a statement, ’OK, we have not found anything,”’ he added. “That’s what we hope.”
Until an independent hearing officer rules on the case, though, it will continue to be discussed.
Davydenko’s manager was rebuffed last year when he first approached the director of the Kooyong Classic, Colin Stubs, about the Russian participating in the event. But when another player withdrew before the tournament, Stubs changed his mind and invited Davydenko.
“As time wore on, it became obvious it’s not a simple matter — even the ATP is taking a long time over it,” Stubs said. “It seems unfair for a guy to play tennis under such a cloud.”
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
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