“Doped? Impossible” – Libero Quotidiano

New confetti and also strange aftermath on the doping case Jannik Sinner a few hours before the start of the US Open. Nole Djokovic and Carlitos Alcaraz have coldly commented on the Clobesol case involving the world number 1 («There is no coherence in the rules on doping», said the Serbian while the Spaniard: «If they allowed Jannik to play it is for a reason. They declared him innocent, that’s all I can say») the physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi who, in 2022, together with his friend Umberto Ferrara and Andrea Cipolla, linked himself to the champion from Sesto Pusteria, has come out into the open. He had his say on the case now largely closed, as confirmed by the prestigious magazine New Yorker publishing about Sinner and the happy moment of our tennis: «Italy boasts the world number 1 and as many players in the Top 40 as the United States. It is not a coincidence. Well done to the Italian Federation also with the Campo Veloci Project that has helped young Italian tennis players who grew up on clay to improve on cement and grass». In the New Yorker article, the coach of the Italian tennis team, Fabio Volandri, was also interviewed and explained: «We are trying to change the identity of our players. We train for modern tennis. That’s why we have athletes who, by style of play, don’t seem Italian». But let’s go back to Naldi, implicated in the massage that led to the doping investigation from which the world number 1 was later acquitted, who will debut on Wednesday at Flushing Meadows against the American McKenzie McDonald: Giacomo came out into the open, tired of reading falsehoods about the whole affair.

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He first thanked Jannik and his travel companions for the months of great tennis he experienced: «A year and a half ago I joined a fantastic work group, made up of good people, great professionals, travel companions. With them I experienced moments of joy and pain, shared emotions, savored victories and defeats. With the people in this group, I created a strong bond, but above all I was able to reach historic goals, which brought us into the history of Italian tennis. I am proud to have been part of this great Team, aware of having given my best, of having been 100% professional but also of having given more, because when you put your heart into it, it is certain that you give more». Then he expressed his pain at the separation: «It hurts to think of not being part of it anymore, it is hard not to be in the box and cheer for Jannik, but I will have to get used to it quickly. Thank you Jannik and good luck, for a great career, you are a champion. Keep hunting!».

Finally, Naldi had his say on the unwelcome treatment reserved by the media and social media: «It is true that there are two tracks of justice: the real one sanctioned by the Courts and the one (unfortunately more effective) sanctioned by the media. The latter is too often superficial and rarely based on concrete facts, which in this case, moreover, are public. As a spectator, I have always wondered what the goal of sensationalizing judicial events was, if not that of judging, creating or destroying people and their reputations. Today, as a protagonist, I have confirmation of this».

Among these “destroyers of people and reputations” there is not Libero. In private we had from Giacomo Jack Naldi, the pleasant confirmation. Yesterday evening, yet another word of comfort also arrived for Sinner from his friend Berrettini who today debuts in Flushing Meadows against Ramos-Vinales while Musetti, Darder and Nardi will play respectively against Opelka, Baez and Bautista-Agut. Matteo intervened to defend his friend: “Jannik is innocent, it was just a mistake. And he handled it very well”. Speaking to the microphones of Sky Sport, which together with Supertennis will broadcast the US Open at night, The Hammer added: “We spoke in the locker room, only by looking into each other’s eyes did we understand how difficult it was to manage this situation. Even in these days here in New York he is managing everything in an excellent way. I complimented him”.