Jannik Sinner doping case: When will world no. 1 know if he will be suspended?

The world number one, Jannik Sinner, failed a drug test in March, as the steroid Clostebol was found to be in his system, with the star player successfully arguing he was not at all responsible for the drug test at all. The International Tennis Integrity Agency has accepted Jannik Sinner's explanation that the substance had mistakenly entered his product and he didn't consume it deliberately, but he was given the product over 100 ml by the medicine department.

The Italian escaped a suspension by the ITIA, but the judgement has been appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a case that will be heard in 2025. Meanwhile, five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month ban after suffering a positive test for the angina medication trimetazidine, with the ITIA accepting that this unfolded by the contamination of the strong medicines Swiatek was taking with the help of the combat jet leg.

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Call for strict punishment as the doping saga surrounds world number one Jannik Sinner?

In a twist to the ongoing saga, the World Anti-Doping Agency is contesting this ruling at the Court of the Arbitration for Sport, pushing now for a suspension that might last one or two years, putting Jannik Sinner's illustrious career on the line this time.

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An ITIA statement following the WADA appeal read: “The ITIA acknowledges the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decision to appeal the ruling of no fault or negligence in the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, issued by an independent tribunal appointed by Sport Resolutions on 19 August 2024. The process was run according to world anti-doping code guidelines. However, the ITIA acknowledges and respects WADA’s right to appeal the independent tribunal’s decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.”

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