Carlos Alcaraz has given his reaction to the news of Jannik Sinner\u2019s ban from tennis for his failed doping tests in 2024.<\/p>\n
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced in August\u00a0that Sinner<\/a> was free to play as he carried \u201cno fault or negligence\u201d after testing positive for the anabolic steroid clostebol\u00a0twice in March.<\/p>\n An independent tribunal accepted Sinner\u2019s explanation that the substance had entered his body when receiving a massage from his former physio, Giacomo Naldi, who had used a spray containing the steroid to treat a cut on his finger.<\/p>\n In September, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the verdict, seeking to impose a ban of between one and two years on the world No 1.<\/p>\n The appeal was set to be heard in April, but WADA revealed on Saturday that it had reached an agreement with Sinner\u2019s legal team for the Italian to serve a suspension from February 9 to May 4.<\/p>\n Sinner was due to play for the first time since winning the 2025 Australian Open at the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, which will begin on February 17. However, the three-time Grand Slam winner has been forced to withdraw due to the ban.<\/p>\n Alcaraz<\/a>, who will be the top seed at the Qatar Open in Sinner\u2019s absence,\u00a0was asked about his rival being banned from the tour.<\/p>\n \u201cAs for the sanction, there is little to say,\u201d the world No 3 said in an interview with\u00a0AS<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner reacts after shock doping ban as he makes \u2018responsibility\u2019 confession<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Jannik Sinner doping ban: How many points will world No 1 drop due to suspension?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhether Jannik plays or not, we try to do well in every tournament because number one is an objective.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, as always, we are trying to focus on what we have to train, on what we have to improve, and from there we are going to do our best in the tournaments to try to get closer to number one.\u201d<\/p>\n In a statement announcing the news, WADA said: \u201cThe World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that it has entered into a case resolution agreement in the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, with the player accepting a three-month period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation that led to him testing positive for clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cIn September, WADA lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Mr. Sinner, who had been found by an Independent Tribunal to bear no fault or negligence.<\/p>\n \u201cNotwithstanding this appeal, the circumstances surrounding this specific case meant that in order to ensure a fair and appropriate outcome, WADA was prepared to enter into a settlement agreement, in accordance with Article 10.8.2 of the World Anti-Doping Code.<\/p>\n \u201cWADA accepts the athlete\u2019s explanation for the cause of the violation as outlined in the first instance decision. 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.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, under the Code and by virtue of CAS precedent, an athlete bears responsibility for the entourage\u2019s negligence. Based on the unique set of facts of this case, a three-month suspension is deemed to be an appropriate outcome. As previously stated, WADA did not seek a disqualification of any results, save that which was previously imposed by the tribunal of first instance.<\/p>\n \u201cThe International Tennis Federation and International Tennis Integrity Agency, both co-respondents to WADA\u2019s CAS appeal, neither of which appealed the first-instance decision, both accepted the case resolution agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder the terms of the agreement, Mr. Sinner will serve his period of ineligibility from 9 February 2025 to 11:59 pm on 4 May 2025 (which includes a credit for four days previously served by the athlete while he was under a provisional suspension). As per the Code Article 10.14.2, Mr. Sinner may return to official training activity from 13 April 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cIn light of the case resolution agreement, WADA has formally withdrawn its appeal to CAS.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0Nick Kyrgios opens fire on Jannik Sinner after doping \u2018deal\u2019 as Tim Henman voices concern<\/a> The post Carlos Alcaraz addresses Jannik Sinner doping ban as he makes world No 1 statement<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carlos Alcaraz has given his reaction to the news of Jannik Sinner\u2019s ban from tennis for his failed doping tests in 2024. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced in August\u00a0that Sinner was free to play as he carried \u201cno fault or negligence\u201d after testing positive for the anabolic steroid clostebol\u00a0twice in March. 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