The world primary reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Company after two optimistic drug checks in 2024.
Jannik Sinner’s lengthy doping saga got here to an finish after he agreed to a three-month ban from tennis, the world primary admitting “partial accountability” for workforce errors which led to him twice testing optimistic for traces of clostebol in March final 12 months.
The February 9 to Could 4 suspension means Sinner will likely be free to play within the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the season, which begins on Could 25 at Roland Garros.
In an announcement on Saturday, Sinner stated the World Anti-Doping Company (WADA) accepted that he “had no intent and didn’t derive any aggressive benefit from the 2 optimistic checks” of the banned substance.
The 2025 Australian Open champion has at all times stated clostebol entered his system when his physiotherapist used a sprig containing it to deal with a minimize earlier than offering a therapeutic massage and sports activities remedy.
“This case had been hanging over me now for almost a 12 months and the method nonetheless had a very long time to run with a choice perhaps solely on the finish of the 12 months,” Sinner stated.
“I’ve at all times accepted that I’m chargeable for my workforce and realise WADA’s strict guidelines are an essential safety for the game I like. On that foundation I’ve accepted WADA’s supply to resolve these proceedings on the premise of a three-month sanction.”
WADA stated individually that “Sinner didn’t intend to cheat” however that he would serve his suspension as he’s chargeable for the actions of his entourage.
Sport’s world doping watchdog confirmed it was withdrawing its enchantment to the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which was resulting from hear the case in April.
The settlement between Sinner and WADA additionally signifies that Sinner will have the ability to play in entrance of his dwelling followers on the Rome Open which kicks off simply after the tip of his suspension and is the final massive clay-court match earlier than Roland Garros.
Saturday’s announcement brings to an finish an issue which has adopted Sinner in all places simply as he rose to develop into the highest participant in males’s tennis and a a number of Grand Slam winner.
The 23-year-old was going through a possible ban of two years after WADA appealed to CAS towards his preliminary exoneration by the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA), introduced in August.
