By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesdsay October 2, 2024 Novak Djokovic says Jannik Sinner‘s ongoing appeal with the World Anti-Doping Agency is giving the sport a bad look. Speaking in Shanghai, where he will take his place at the Shanghai Masters, Djokovic gave his thoughts on the latest turn in Sinner’s doping case. “I…
Jannik Sinner recently faced a setback with the World Anti-Doping Agency appealing his doping case, seeking to overturn the ruling. The news of WADA appealing Sinner’s case came as a surprise to many, including Sinner himself, who believed the matter was resolved. Although cleared by the ITIA, WADA aims to challenge this decision in the…
Carlos Alcaraz was asked about the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal to Jannik Sinner‘s doping case, and he shared his thoughts on the situation, which he thought was a closed case. An independent court that reviewed Sinner’s doping case cleared the Italian of any wrongdoing. The Italian was allowed to compete and was only stripped of…
Photo credit: Rob Stone/@RobStoneTennis We have NO mixed emotions on this one. We think Sinners a great great player. But a lot of shady stuff took place here. A failed test is a failed test. Sadly the system works that you are guilty until you prove innocence. Most players have to get lawyers. They get…
Jannik Sinner‘s coach, Simone Vagnozzi, has praised the player for the mature way in which he handled his doping saga, which went on for months without anybody knowing. The only people who knew that Sinner tested positive for a banned substance were the people directly involved—him and his team—and the other side of the organizations…
Jannik Sinner‘s resilience during the recent doping saga showed former ATP player and former Roger Federer’s coach, Ivan Ljubicic, just how mentally tough the Italian is. As a former player based in and around Italy for a long time, Ljubicic is quite familiar with the scene. He’s known about Sinner for a very long time…
Simona Halep went through much stress and anxiety during her doping scandal, but the Romanian insists she does not hold a grudge towards any member of her team at that time. Halep’s suspension for doping was one of the most high-profile stories in tennis in recent years. Fans were left stunned when the news first…
One of the Czech Republic’s rising young talents, Nikola Bartunkova, has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). In a press release on Thursday, May 9th, the ITIA noted that Bartunkova tested positive for trimetazidine twice, which is a prohibited substance under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP). In its statement, the ITIA…
Simona Halep was recently cleared of her doping ban, but she still remembers the moment when she first learned about it. One of the most shocking doping bans in recent sporting history is certainly that of Halep. Not only was she a decorated champion and fan favorite, but she found her best tennis and won…
Thanasi Kokkinakis was enraged by the frequent doping test that he has been subject to recently. The Australian will always be considered as one of the more talented players who never properly broke through on the ATP Tour. Kokkinakis often struggled with injuries in his career, and even today, his career-best in the ATP Rankings…
