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After the Doping Scandal – the World Number One is Suspended

The International Anti-Doping Organization Wada appealed the decision to acquit world number one Jannik Sinner after he tested positive for doping. Now an agreement has been reached. The world number one in tennis is banned from all play for three months.

» Published: February 15 2025

After the Doping Scandal – the World Number One is Suspended
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In March, the world's number one in tennis, Jannik Sinner, showed a positive doping test, which he was later cleared of.

The explanation for the whole thing was that he had ingested the banned anabolic steroid clostebol through a massage by his physiotherapist who had injured his finger and therefore used a salve for the injury.

Subsequently, the International Anti-Doping Organization Wada chose to appeal the decision to clear the world number one, and instead insisted on a two-year suspension.

Now an agreement has been reached, and the Italian will be suspended for three months. A suspension he himself accepts. The suspension will apply until May 7th.

Thus, Sinner will miss several important ATP tournaments. Including the prestigious tournament in American Indian Wells and the major tournament in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. His first tournament back will be the home tournament in Rome.

The decision to clear Jannik Sinner became a big talking point and was criticized by several big profiles in sports, such as Denis Shapovalov and Nick Kyrgios.

"Ridiculous. Regardless of whether it was unintentional or planned. If you test positive twice with a banned substance, you should be suspended for two years. Your performance improved. Massage cream... Of course", Kyrgios wrote on X.

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