Australia's Jordan Thompson called the ban handed to his U.S. Open-winning doubles partner Max Purcell a "joke", questioning what he said was a lack of consistency in punishments for doping violations.

Tennis star Jordan Thompson has slammed the provision suspension doubles partner and fellow Australian Max Purcell received for unwittingly breaching the sport’s anti-doping rules.

The doping ban of Australia’s two-time doubles grand-slam winner Max Purcell has been described as “a joke” by his furious US Open-winning partner Jordan Thompson. The 26-year-old Purcell was provisionally suspended over an alleged violation of tennis ’s anti-doping program.

Australian tennis star Jordan Thompson has slammed the doping ban of US Open-winning doubles partner Max Purcell.