The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has suffered image damage due to this suspension, but there are also positive implications. Jannik has been supported by all his sponsors, he will not have to miss any Grand Slam tournaments and has a very high chance of staying at the top of the ATP ranking despite this stop.
Juan Martin del Potro didn't make any accusations against Jannik Sinner but the Argentine described the Italian's doping saga as "strange." A day after the world No. 1 won the Cincinnati Masters, the ITIA announced that the 23-year-old failed two doping tests in March but that the investigation cleared him after it was determined that his physio was fully at fault for a banned substance entering his body.
Jannik Sinner's doping case has certainly not been good for the tennis world, having been prolonged for almost a year and having had a very controversial epilogue. After being totally acquitted by ITIA in the first instance,
Recently, Alex de Minaur – who has always had a great relationship with the Italian on and off the court – admitted that he was surprised by this epilogue: "In cases like Jannik's, we have seen very harsh sanctions in the past. I'm referring to players suspended for 1 or 2 years or even more."
Tennis legend Juan Martin Del Potro has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Jannik Sinner's doping case, expressing his disappointment and concern over the sport's credibility. The 2009 US Open champion believes that tennis has lost its way, and the latest scandal has only added to the sport's tarnished reputation.
Last Saturday, it was announced that the world's best player, Jannik Sinner, had negotiated a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) over offences committed last March, and would be banned for just three months.
Jannik Sinner, the world's number 1 Italian tennis player, will serve a three-month suspension after testing positive for Clostebol in an anti-doping test conducted in March 2024. The
Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while he is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests.
Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis to settle a case which has lingered over the sport for months after he twice tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday.
Many in the tennis world are expressing skepticism with the process that led to Sinner's three-month suspension
Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive doping tests.