After some back and forth, tennis superstar Jannik Sinner was recently closed for around three months because of a violation of the anti-doping regulations. The world ranking list from Italy must not take part in tournaments by May 4th. At Alexander Zverev, the lock, or the way to this, ensures that it is amazed.
In March 2024, Jannik Sinner was tested twice for the forbidden substance Closetbol. As a result, the tennis overflower was able to demonstrate that the steroid unintentionally reached his body during treatment by his physiotherapist.
The responsible International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) therefore refrained from punishment. However, the world-anti-doping agency (Wada) was not satisfied with the explanation, went against the decision-and ultimately obtained the lock of Sinner. The whole process is not understandable for Alexander Zverev.
“Either you have not been guilty, then you shouldn’t be blocked at all. Because if you are not to blame, then you have no fault. You shouldn’t be punished,” Zverev told the tennis portal “Clay” on the side of the ATP tournament in Rio de Janeiro. “But if you let yourself be guilty of something, I think that three months are not a lock for taking steroids.” The whole situation is “strange”.
On Saturday it was announced that Sinner and the Wada had agreed on a three -month lock. This ends on May 4th and allows the three-time Grand Slam winner to participate in his home master in Rome (from May 7th) and to the French Open, which will start on May 25th.
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Sinner’s chief critic Nick Kyrgios already called the supposedly lick punishment: “Three months, no titles lost, no prize money. Owe or not, it is a sad day for tennis. There is no fairness there,” wrote the Australian tennis -Profi at “X”. The PTPA player association, which was once founded by Novak Djokovic, sensed “cover -up of unfair business and inconsistent solutions” and a “lack of transparency and credibility”.
Zverev, who so far strengthened the Sinner, seems to be no longer completely mild after the latest developments.