Suspected of doping, Sinner is finally cleared!

le 20/08/2024 à 16h47

Having just won the Cincinnati Masters 1000, Jannik Sinner received a second piece of excellent news on Tuesday.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has cleared the Transalpine.

After testing positive for a banned substance on two occasions in March 2024 at the Indian Wells tournament, the world number 1 immediately appealed, explaining that he had been contaminated by a member of his medical staff.

The shadow of a suspension had been hanging over his shoulders for several months, but in the end, this was not to be and the Italian could continue to play freely.

The only hitch is that his ATP points and prize money from the Indian Wells tournament have been withdrawn.

In the press release, the independent agency explained: "After consultation with scientific experts, who concluded that the player's explanation was credible, the ITIA did not oppose the player's appeals to lift the provisional suspensions.

The ITIA has accepted the player's explanation as to the source of the clostébol found in his sample and that the violation was not intentional.

Sinner's results, prize money and ATP ranking points from the Indian Wells Masters 1000 are cancelled."

The winner of the last Australian Open can breathe a sigh of relief.

Well well well you better feel for Simona imagine how she feels right now because she was in the same similar situation as well but look where she’s right now I guess it’s a different judgment for everyone meaning it depends who you are and that’s not fair at all

Another thing, from March till now this was a "highly classified" case and Sinner was playing all the tournaments.
While in Simona case, she was suspended immediately until they didn't make the decision.
She was begging them just to speed up the decision.

Triple standards!!!

It takes 5 minutes for idiots to start pointing fingers at djokovic, who has been tested hundreds of times. Somebody who doesn't take vaccinations is unlikely to take some other chemicals.

How can they forfeit his points and prize money if he is found innocent?? Also how does he get some chemical in his blood from one of his team members?? How does that happen?

Double standards again.
Depends from where you are and how valuable you are for the business.

Again, if he still "had in him", why was he allowed to play at all?!
Why not wait until the substance clears his system in the first place?

The question is that Aussie coach had another client suspended. Just wondering the connection there. iThat young man who played for Sweden. was suspended for missing drug test. Just wondering the fairness of these organizations.

Did they test Serena after she played obviously inebriated in her women's doubles match at Wimbldeon? Nope. All conveniently swept under the rug. watch the video. Double faulted an entire game. couldn't hold the ball. Sister holding her hand to walk to the changeover. I couldn't care less about doping after that crap was allowed.
She claimed it was a virus. Not one other person came down with this "virus"....Joke rules...

It got in his system from the physio massage to his feet? A mere touch. Highly unlikely. It reminds me of the Gasquet cocaine story.

Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak has been banned for 13 months after accepting he committed a doping offence.
The 27-year-old, who reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of 75th in February 2022, tested positive for three banned substances.
He was tested in Sofia, Japan and Seoul in September and October last year, and by Polish officials in November.
Majchrzak said an isotonic drink had contained the prohibited substances.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), which announced the ban, accepted Majchrzak "had not knowingly or intentionally" committed an offence.
The ITIA said Majchrzak acknowledged tennis players were aware of the risks of contaminated supplements.
Majchrzak has been serving a provisional suspension since 30 November and can return from his suspension on 29 December 2023.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66059832.amp

How is different from Sinner case?

Also interesting article

Is tennis catching doping cheats or ruining careers?

https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/cjk4vjgnv2eo.amp

Tennis has become embarrassing of late. Between the incompetent umps and punishment for doping to certain players, it's laughable

Here is another one......lol
Diego, did all your classmates take "undetectable substances" for being years more advanced than you?

I dont remember his name, but the ATP president is Italian. In this year a similar case happened with another Italian player who was like 130 in the rankings, same drug by the way, and just like Sinner that player still can play.
It is "sus" 👀

I bet the joker dopes some undetectable substances. You see him play for hrs and at his age it's fishy.

I bet Joker has a great chemical industry from world's leading country (Serbia) behind him.

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After all, "Sinner" was a right name for him. Just why Jannik, why!!!

Like a lot of people are pointing, where was this help that Jannik Sinner had with Nicolás Jarry case where he lost ELEVEN months without play, or the famous Simona Halep case??

I just hope nothing remotly similar happen with Carlitos! Finger cross 🤞🏻

So Strang this situation for me.

Sinner is a Sinner and a cheater

Indeed @/Zix

It was dopping but not on his purpose, as they say. So it is not fair that he got those points because he had it in him, but they will not ban him from playing because he is not guilty...

It's never intentional whenever an athlete gets caught doping. Unless it's someone the association doesn't like, then it's 100% intentional. A joke world we live in.

This smells bad. I believe the reason why he was cleared was because he is number one and they don't want a scandal in tennis. What was ANY member of his team doing anywhere near a banned substance? Come on people, that does not make sense! He should be removed for 2 years.