The Jannik Sinner case is “one million miles away from doping”, a senior figure at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said.
The number one men’s tennis world was handed over immediately three months prohibition By Wada on Saturday after reaching settlements for two positive drug tests last year.
Sinner, 23, was released from an error by an independent panel after a positive testing for the Clostebol forbidden substance in March 2024.
Wada has been looking for a ban up to two years after launching an appeal to the Arbitration Court for Sports (CAS) after initial decision by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) not to suspend sinners.
However, the agreement was reached when Wada received Sinner accidentally contaminated and “did not intend to deceive”.
Sinner has stated that he was accidentally contaminated by his physiotherapist, which was caring for a piece in his hand with a free spray, which was then found containing a prohibited substance.
The case has Divide the world of tennis, By questioning the time and length of the prohibition, how the Italians can approve the agreement and inconsistency between the new doping case.
That caused the Grand Slam champion three times Swiss STAN Wawrinka posted on X: “I don’t believe in a clean sport again.”
Novak Djokovic, the winner of Slam 24 times, questioned the justice process and said there was a “favoritism” of high profile players.
“This is a case that millions of miles away from doping,” Wada General Advitors Ross Wenzel told BBC Sport.
“The scientific feedback we received was that this could not be a deliberate doping case, including micro doses.”
The Sinner suspension began on February 9 and lasted until May 4, making him qualify for playing at the next France Open – the next Grand Slam – which began on May 25.
He has not performed competitive since defeating Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final on January 26 and could still be ranked number one when he returned to action.
Wenzel, who rejected the accusation of favoritism, said: “Wada has received a message from those who assume that sanctions are too high and, in some cases, if you say this is not fair to athletes, and others say it’s not enough, maybe that’s an indication that Although it will not be popular among everyone, maybe it’s an indication that it is in the right place.
“When we look at these cases, we try to see it technically, operationally and we do not do it with fear of what the public and politicians or anyone will say.”
