Nadal: "The judge clearly saw that he hadn't doped."
Jannik Sinner will challenge Tommy Paul for a place in the quarter-finals this Monday.
While this match - one of the first major clashes of the tournament, probably alongside Dimitrov-Rublev on Sunday - is eagerly awaited, the subject of the Sinner affair remains as omnipresent as ever.
The non-conviction and non-suspension of the Italian, who tested positive in March, continues to provoke debate.
Another major player recently lent his support to the world number 1: Rafael Nadal.
When questioned, he explained that he trusted the authorities: "I have a virtue or a flaw, which is that I believe in people's good faith.
I know Sinner and I don't believe he wanted to dope. I believe in justice and in the institutions that make decisions.
If he hasn't been sanctioned, I don't think it's simply because he's number 1 in the world.
Justice is justice. If he was cleared, it's because the judge clearly saw that he hadn't doped.
Everyone's opinion is respectable and mine is this one."
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