Darren Cahill, Sinner's co-coach: "He's done nothing wrong"
Le 11/09/2024 à 13h31
par Elio Valotto
Speaking to ESPN, Darren Cahill, one of Sinner's key players, reflects on his player's difficult mental period.
Emphasizing the world number 1's resilience, Cahill even revealed what he had said to the Italian before the start of Sunday's US Open final (won 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 by the Transalpine): "Whatever happens, he's got to keep his head up because he hasn't done anything wrong, and we'll see what we can do.
It didn't happen without a lot of stress, there was a lot of stress.
Even before the final, I told him that the way he'd behaved in recent weeks was proof of honesty and resilience.
He must be very proud of himself."
Sinner, Jannik
Fritz, Taylor
There was a preceding understanding of the situation that did not exist in other cases. Sinner also did not self administer this drug inadvertently. In other cases such as Halep which was a blood doping agent she claimed she had inadvertently self administered in a contaminated supplement. The complexity of that case is individual and far more complex with several aspects to reasonably prove, hence more time needed. Now I do think her case should have been handled quicker, but there's a very clear reason for the fast tracking in Sinners case that could not have been the case for others.