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Contador case casts doubt on all athletes: Nadal

Rafael Nadal claimed Friday in an interview on Spanish radio that Alberto Contador's doping case has the potential to cast doubt on all athletes, not just the cyclist himself.

Rafael Nadal says he hopes that Alberto Contador's doping case will be cleared up soon to stop the "tremendous damage" caused to all sports.

Nadal says on Spanish radio "all of this is horrible for other [athletes]."

The world's top-ranked tennis player cites cycling as the sport most affected by doping, in which "cases arise constantly."

He says "it is tremendous the amount of damage this causes sport and the doubt it casts over other athletes."

Contador, a three-time Tour de France champion, is under investigation for doping and faces a two-year ban.