Rafa Nadal wins damages of €12,000 over doping slur

ByReuters

Updated 16/11/2017 at 20:12 GMT

LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - World number one Rafael Nadal was awarded 12,000 euros ($14,000) damages on Thursday after a French court found in his favour over comments made by the country's former Sports Minister.

Rafael Nadal lors de son match contre David Goffin au Masters de Londres

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Nadal announced last year he would sue Roselyne Bachelot after she made comments in a television interview suggesting he had taken performance enhancing drugs in 2012.

The Spaniard, who ended his season on Monday after losing to David Goffin at the ATP Finals, has vigorously denied any wrongdoing and said he would donate the money to a French NGO.

"As you can see in the media, today is a happy day for me, my team and my fans," the 16-times grand slam champion said in a statement.

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