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Jannik Sinner: Lawyer for world tennis primary hits again at ‘unfair’ criticism of doping case settlement

By Editorial Board Published February 18, 2025 6 Min Read
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Jannik Sinner: Lawyer for world tennis primary hits again at ‘unfair’ criticism of doping case settlement

Jannik Sinner’s lawyer has hit again at “unfair” criticism over the world tennis primary solely receiving a three-month ban in a doping case settlement.

Attorneys for the Italian participant efficiently argued it was not a case of dishonest however contamination from a therapeutic massage that was answerable for two constructive checks final yr for a banned anabolic steroid.

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Jannik Sinner gained the Australian Open final month. Pic: Reuters/Mike Frey/Imagn Pictures

Sinner has gained two Grand Slams – the US Open and Australian Open – since testing constructive. And there have been claims from 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic that almost all of gamers don’t really feel that punishment is honest and “there is favouritism”.

“It is extremely unfair. He [Sinner] has been by way of the method from the very starting by the e-book. And there isn’t any favouritism. It simply so occurs that these circumstances have been very uncommon.

“He says he feels that he’s been treated quite harshly.

“The gamers have fairly a platform, however they do not essentially have the chance to analyze and get into all the small print which can be on the market. So that they make their opinions identified. However maybe the details do want a bit extra investigation.”

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, kisses the championship trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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Sinner gained the US Open in September final yr. Pic: AP

The background to the case

Having overturned a provisional – initially secret – suspension final April, Sinner was cleared to play on by the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company.

They accepted Sinner’s mitigation that Clostebol – a substance derived from testosterone – got here into his system through a sprig his physiotherapist had used on a reduce.

However a better physique, the World Anti-Doping Company (WADA), appealed believing Sinner ought to face a sanction.

Then, with a listening to looming on the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), a deal was reduce by Sinner’s authorized group to keep away from the minimal one-year ban he might have confronted.

“He sees it from completely the other perspective that he had an independent tribunal that found there was no sanction to be applied,” Mr Singer stated in an unique interview.

“And yet why is he accepting three months later? So it took a little bit of time to persuade him that it was actually the right thing to do – to accept WADA’s offer rather than going all the way to a CAS case.

“He says he feels that he is been handled fairly harshly, however he accepts that everybody’s entitled to their very own opinion.”

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

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Novak Djokovic is amongst Sinner’s critics. Pic: AP

Previous checks being checked out

WADA basic counsel Ross Wenzel stated: “WADA went back and looked at every single one of Mr Sinner’s samples for the 12 months before the two positives in March of last year to see whether there was any even indication, albeit not meeting the identification criteria, but any suspicious indication of this substance in any of those samples.

“And the reply from the entire labs, and that is a lot of samples, was that there was not. So I feel no matter individuals say and take into consideration this case, it isn’t a doping case or a dishonest case.”

And there was an insistence that Sinner didn’t get off flippantly and a handy decision was not offered to allow a return to play in time for the French Open in Could.

‘Proper and honest final result’ – WADA

“A three-month sanction was the right and fair outcome in this case, given these very, very unique facts,” Mr Wenzel stated.

“The ability to agree this case resolution agreement at any stage of the process is something that is clearly set out in the rules.

“It is one thing that WADA has achieved on I feel 67 events since this provision got here into impact about 4 years in the past… and it’s one thing that we felt was the fitting final result on this case.”

After seeing a bandage, Sinner had apparently sought assurances from his physio that no prohibited substance was used to deal with the reduce. Solely after the bandage was eliminated was a sprig utilized that led to Sinner testing constructive.

Mr Wenzel stated: “This was, if you like, almost the paradigm case for agreeing a resolution, because the minimum sanction [a one-year ban] would, in our view, and I think many would agree with this, have been unfair given the specific facts of this case.”

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