'If only I had known it was my fault...'- Jannik Sinner opens up about his struggles during the doping case row

World number 1 Jannik Sinner opens up on his struggles with the doping scandal which is one of the toughest phases of his career. The Italian sensation says that what helped him the most is that he knew he was innocent and that he had the support of the people closer to him.

Jannik Sinner has proved himself to be one of the best Tennis players, where he has won two Grand Slam titles and has a prize money of over $12 million. However, the only dark moment during the season was the doping scandal which caused a lot of trouble for the 23-year-old superstar in 2024. This led to a lot of backlash and criticism against Sinner which was quite difficult for any professional player to handle.

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Sinner opens up on Doping scandal

There was a lot of debate on this topic with a lot of experts, players, and traditionalists joining the debate on if Sinner had to be punished or not. However, the Italian player fought through those issues well and continued to have a phenomenal season even during this tough time of his career. The World number 1 opened up on this matter as well on how difficult it was to handle the situation saying, "I have to thank my team that was close to me the whole time because I needed it. For example, Darren didn't go home to Australia and came to me, he was with me, and my dad came. Thanks to them I felt safe."

It is great to hear Sinner open up on how his loved ones helped him throughout the season and also revealed the motivation he had during this time when he clearly stated, "I have always trained, I have always prepared myself mentally to play tennis well and in the end, it is precisely for this reason that I succeeded. Also because, this is the most important thing, if I had known that it was my fault, in my opinion, I would not have played like that." This statement makes it clear what kept Sinner going throughout the season.