The case of the world No. 1 in men's tennis is at the center of anti-doping protocols and reforms that could redefine its parameters.
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Sinner's nomination for award withdrawn
The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday because of the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
The only period in which he will not be able to practice there is during the period of the tournament, which will take place from April 6 to 13. In those days, the most likely hypothesis is that Jannik will move to Marbella together with all the members of his team.
Jannik Sinner is currently serving a three-month ban due to which his nomination for the Sportsman of the Year award was withdrawn.
The timing means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open, the season's next major, starts May 25.
Jannik Sinner, the world’s top-ranked men’s tennis player ... which initially sought a “period of ineligibility of one or two years” for the three-time Grand Slam champion. Instead, Sinner will not miss a Grand Slam event and will return in ...
The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria has suffered image damage due to this suspension, but there are also positive implications. Jannik has been supported by all his sponsors, he will not have to miss any Grand Slam tournaments and has a very high chance of staying at the top of the ATP ranking despite this stop.
Felix Auger-Aliassime is one of those players who have locked horns with each member of the Big 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic). He made his debut in 2017, the year the Big 3 shared the four Grand Slam titles between them.
Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis to settle a case which has lingered over the sport for months after he twice tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday.
World number one Jannik Sinner has been banned from tennis for three months over two failed drugs tests last year. Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January, has reached a settlement with
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement ... WADA, which was seeking to ban the three-time Grand Slam champion from the sport for at least one year, had challenged a decision last year by the International Tennis ...
The Laureus Academy revoked tennis world No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s nomination for its annual World Sportsman of the Year Award on Feb 27, citing his three-month doping ban. The Italian, who accepted the ban earlier in February,