Sinner reacts to his suspension: "I've always accepted that WADA's strict rules were an important protection for the sport I love."
This is the big news at the start of the weekend. While CAS was due to rule on the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal against the International Tennis Integrity Agency's acquittal concerning Jannik Sinner's positive clostebol test at Indian Wells last year, the current world number 1 has finally been sanctioned.
WADA announced that Sinner had accepted a 3-month suspension, effective February 9 and valid until May 4.
The announcement sent shockwaves through the tennis world. A few minutes after the confirmation of his suspension, the main player concerned broke his silence in a short statement.
"This case has pursued me for almost a year and the procedure was still going to be long, with the decision perhaps being taken at the end of last year.
I have always admitted that I was responsible for my team and that WADA's strict rules were an important protection for the sport I love.
On this basis, I have accepted WADA's proposal to resolve this procedure on the basis of a three-month sanction", he assures us.
