LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Doping appeals by tennis players Marin Cilic and Viktor Troicki at the Court of Arbitration for Sport should be decided within a month.
After Troicki's case was heard Wednesday, CAS secretary general Matthieu Reeb told The Associated Press that Cilic's appeal against a nine-month ban is scheduled to be heard in London next Wednesday.
In a counter appeal, the International Tennis Federation has challenged the Cilic verdict of its own independent tribunal, Reeb said.
The ITF seeks a two-year ban for the Croatian player's positive test for a banned stimulant, nikethamide, at a tournament in Munich in May.
Cilic has requested a verdict before the Paris Masters starts Oct. 28, so he could play there if cleared by the court.