World number one to return in time for May’s French Open
Jannik Sinner in action for Italy during the Davis Cup Finals in November 2024. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images for ITFhas accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency said they had reached a settlement on his period of ineligibility, allowing him to return before the French Open in May.
“WADA accepts that Mr Sinner did not intend to cheat and that his exposure to clostebol did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit and took place without his knowledge as the result of negligence of members of his entourage. The Masters tournaments Sinner will miss include Indian Wells, the Miami Open, Monte Carlo and Madrid.
“On that basis I have accepted WADA’s offer to resolve these proceedings on the basis of a 3 month sanction.” Italian Tennis and Padel Federation president Angelo Binaghi said Sinner would be welcomed with open arms at the Italian Open, which begins in Rome three days after his ban ends.
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