Tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets 3-month ban to end doping case
The highest ranking tennis player Jannik Sinner In a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, it accepted a three-month ban and said on Saturday that the agreement ended a case that “hangs on me” because he was about a year ago Two positive doping tests.
WADA tried to ban the three-time Grand Slam champions for at least one year and he challenged the decision of the international tennis integrity agency last year Don’t suspend sinners What ITIA judged was the accidental contamination of anabolic steroids that was banned last March.
Sina’s explanation – the trace amount of closedebol in his stimulant sample was due to the trainer’s massage using the substance after cutting his fingers.
The timing means that the 23-year-old Italian won’t miss any Grand Slam matches. The French Open is the next major of the season and will begin on May 25.
“This case has been on me for nearly a year now, and the process is still running for a long time, maybe only to make a decision at the end of the year.” Win the Australian Open January, January said in a statement. “I have always accepted that I am responsible for the team and realized that WADA’s strict rules are an important protection for the sports I like. On this basis, I accepted Wada’s proposal to resolve these procedures under three months of sanctions.”
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Montreal-based WADA appealed to the Sports Arbitration Court in Lausanne, Switzerland by appealing ITIA’s ruling. It has formally withdrawn its appeal.
“Wada accepted the athlete’s explanation of the cause of the violation, as stated in the one-on-one decision. Wada accepted that Mr. Sinner was not intending to cheat, and that his exposure to Clostebol did not provide any enhanced performance benefits and nothing happened. His knowledge was Due to negligence of the entourage. “
“However,” WADA Statement Continuing: “A athlete is responsible for the negligence of the entourage under the Code and the Precedents of CAS. Based on the unique facts of the case, a three-month suspension was considered an appropriate result. Wada did not Seek to disqualify any outcome, except for the results previously imposed by the trial court.”
Wada added that the International Tennis Federation and ITIA: “Neither of these two co-responders filed an appeal, neither of which were on the first step decision and both accepted the case resolution agreement.”
The ATP tour noted that Wada confirmed that the criminal “has no intention to violate anti-doping rules and did not gain a competitive advantage.”
“This situation is the responsibility of participants to carefully manage the products and processing used by them or their entourage,” the governing body added in a statement Saturday.
On Friday, Sina released Videos on Instagram Start training at Doha in the Qatar Open next week. He also plans to play at the exhibition in Las Vegas next month.
The suspension is from February 9 to May 4.
Sinner can return at the Italian Open, which begins on May 7.
Angelo Binaghi, president of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, pointed out that while the case is “shameful injustice”, the ban will mark the end of the sinner’s nightmare.
Binaghi added that the settlement “proves Jannik’s innocence” and that “all Italy” will welcome him back to the Italian Open.
ITIA said it acknowledged the settlement reiterated in a statement on Saturday, “We are satisfied that players have established sources of prohibited substances and that violations were unintentional. Today’s results support this finding.”
Jamie Singer, a London lawyer for Sinner, commented: “I’m glad that Jannik can finally leave this painful experience behind. Wada has confirmed the independent court Definite facts. It is obvious that Jannik has no intention, no knowledge, and gains the profit, regrettably, no competitive advantage, and his team members have committed this situation.”
The handling of the criminal’s case raises questions about double standards. The positive test was not publicly disclosed until August because the sinner successfully filed an appeal against temporary bans. He then won the U.S. Open in September. Novak Djokovic said he agreed to “lack of consistency”.
In late November, five championships Iga Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension After testing for a banned substance replacement Zine positive. Swiatek, the second largest in the world, failed to perform in August’s drug tests, and ITIA accepted her explanation that it was unintentional.
In the singles ranking, the Sinner is currently leading Alexander Zverev with 3,695 points.
The sinner will lose 1,600 points due to the ban: 1,000 points for the Miami Open Championship last March; 400 points for the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals last April; 200 points for the Madrid Open quarter-finals.
If Zverev wins several titles when Sinner is out, the Germans will take over the first place.
