France lodged a protest on Thursday to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) accusing the Chinese team of skipping a drug test after the Federation Cup quarter-finals defeat to the emerging tennis power in Beijing earlier this month.

China's Peng Shuai reacts after winning a point against France's Virginie Razzano during their Fed Cup World Group first round tennis match in Beijing February 2, 2008. [Agencies] The two countries locked their horns over China’s Peng Shuai not performing the obligatory drug test after the best-of-five group match. Instead, Peng left for Paris to play in the Women’s Tennis Association tournament right after her win in the second round to give China a 2-0 lead.

China squandered the chance for a 3-0 sweep after Li Na lost in the third round. In addition, doubles specialist Yan Zi, Peng’s replacement, tumbled in the fourth round which took place on the second day of the two-day clash. But Wimbledon champions Yan Zi and Zheng Jie sealed the victory for China by winning the deciding game.

The French protested Peng’s disappearance from the tournament.

“A player can’t leave the team before the game result comes out. And the point is she [Peng] left without attending the dope-testing,” French federation technical director Patrice Dominguez told Reuters.

ITF has yet ruled a verdict.

Gao Shenyang, deputy director of the Chinese Tennis Association (CTA) slammed the accusation by saying the ITF doesn’t stipulate any penalties applied against skipping dope testing of unfinished games.

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