Jannik Sinner thought he had finished with his doping affair but here he is again in turmoil. The world No. 1 learned this week that theWorld Anti-Doping Agency (AMA) was going to request one to two years of suspension against him. Exonerated by the tennis authorities, the Italian will have to defend himself again and convince the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Present at theBeijing ATP 500 this week with Sinner, Daniil Medvedev was asked about the situation again.
Video – Jannik Sinner “surprised and disappointed” by WADA’s appeal
“No one wants to be in this situation”
“Actually, to be honest, I haven’t discussed it much in the locker room, except of course with my Russian friends because we talk more. I generally think that as with everything in life, some people think it should be banned, others think no it shouldn’t be. My point of view is always to try to distance myself from the situation which is very difficult for him, that’s for sure, and to manage it. Like I always said, no one wants to be in this situation because, I said at the US Open, imagine tomorrow you get an email, because I think it’s an e- mail, you fail your doping test. They say it’s for some reason, like cocaine or some other drug you don’t even know the name of. You’re like, ‘Wow, what do I do now because I have no idea how it’s in my urine, in my blood, etc.’“
“I have sympathy for Jannik”
“So, yes, it’s a tricky situation. He does what he has to do. WADA is probably doing what it needs to do. Let’s see how this will end. We thought maybe it was over, but no.“In conference on Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz supported Sinner and expressed his wish that this matter be quickly closed, because it was not good for tennis. “I’m a bit like Carlos. I have sympathy for Jannik. I don’t think tennis has a bad image. On the other hand, I think that, yes, if 10 players in the top 10 were suddenly caught for the same substance or something like that, it would be different. I think it’s just an individual situation that we’ll see how it turns out.“
