One of the first to demonstrate was Nicholas Kyrgioswho expressed in his X account: “Then, the Wada (World Anti Doping Agency) came out and said it would be a sanction of one or two years. Obviously, the Sinner team did everything possible to move forward and accept a sanction Three months, without losing titles or prizes in metallic. Guilty or not? A sad day for tennis. Justice in tennis does not exist. “
According to the Australian tennis player, many Other players share their outrage And they will discuss the issue on various platforms next week, before a case that revolutionized world sport.
Kyrgios did not stop there and continued to repost messages from his followers. In one of them, he replied “Bad day for tennis” to a comment that compared Sinner’s sanction with those of Dan Evans, Simona Halep, Nicholas Jarry and Beatrice Hadad Maiaaccompanied by the phrase: “The rules are rulesunless you are a robotic puppet of the establishment. “
Another ironic message that he shared said: “What a master class of responsibility! A ‘punishment’ calculated at the right time that leaves intact all past achievements and does not interfere with any Grand Slam future. Without a doubt, a well -deserved vacation for someone who has done so much for transparency and tennis ethics. Stand ovation! “
For its part, Stanislas Wawrinka He also reacted with forcefulness in X by publishing: “I no longer believe in a clean sport”. The phrase of the 39 -year Swiss was interpreted as a direct criticism of the decision of the AMA and received thousands of likes, comments and shared in minutes.
Like Kyrgios, Wawrinka He considered that the sanction imposed on Sinner was indulgent and allowed Italian to retain his titles without major consequences.
Although the authorities gave credit to the Sinner version, the controversy persists in the field of tennis. “It is doubtful that no one knew that it is prohibited substances. You can believe that Sinner did not know, because he will never have seen the spray and, above all, the container.”
“However, Both the physical and physiotherapist trainer could not have overlooked the doping notice“He said during an interview for a German medium, after analyzing the spray that unleashed the controversy.
In the middle of the scandal, Sinner decided to disconnect two key members of his team: Umberto Ferrarayour physical trainer, and Giacomo NaldI, his physiotherapist, who had the responsibility of Avoid any doping situation. The decision was interpreted as an attempt of the player to detach himself from responsibility and dissipate the doubts surrounding his case.
Jannik Sinner’s positive doping
As detailed, the sanction arises after a Agreement between the Ama and the Italian tennis player. It ensures that “the player accepts a period of three -month inelegability due to a violation of anti -doping standards”And he adds that” the Ama accepts that the MR. Sinner had no intention of cheating and that your exposure to clostebol He did not provide any benefit to improve performance and took place without his knowledge as a result of the negligence of the members of his environment. However, according to the code and under the precedent of the TAS, the athlete is responsible for the negligence of its surroundings. “
For his part, the tennis player communicated: “I have always accepted that I am responsible for my team And I realize that the strict Wada rules are an important protection for the sport I love. On this basis I have accepted the Wada offer to solve these procedures with a three -month sanction. “
After the agreement, the anti -doping agency formally withdrew his appeal against the TAS although it did not request the disqualification of its results.
Doping’s case dates from March 2024, when during the tournament Indian Wells The Italian gave positive for CLYCISBOL IN TWO ANTIDOPAJECONCIVITIVE CONTROLS. According to the investigation that was carried out, the substance entered its body “accidentally”.
In detail, Sinner’s physiotherapist, Giacomo Naldi, would have used a spray containing clostebol to treat a wound in his own finger and, later, without gloves, he made massages to the tennis player, which caused pollution.
The official statement of the AMA
“The World Anti -Doping Agency (AMA) confirms that it has reached a resolution agreement of the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, for which the player accepts a period of three months of suspension due to an infraction of the anti -doping standards that led him to give Positive by clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024.
In September, the AMA filed an appeal before the Deportivo Arbitration Court (TAS) in the case of Mr. Sinner, to which an independent court had declared free of guilt or negligence.
Despite this appeal, the circumstances that surrounded this specific case caused, in order to guarantee a fair and adequate result, the AM was willing to reach a conciliation agreement, in accordance with article 10.8.2 of the World Code Anti -doping
The AMA accepts the athlete’s explanation on the cause of the infraction, as exposed in the decision of first instance. The AMA accepts that Mr. Sinner had no intention of cheating, and that his exposure to clostebol did not provide any benefit to improve his performance and took place without his knowledge as a result of the negligence of the members of his environment. However, according to the code and under the precedents of the TAD, an athlete is responsible for the negligence of its surroundings. Taking into account the uniqueness of the facts of this case, it is considered that a three -month suspension is the appropriate result. As indicated above, the AMA did not request the disqualification of any results, except for the one previously imposed by the Court of First Instance. The International Tennis Federation and the International Agency for the Integrity of Tennis, both co -defendants in the Ama appeal before the TAD, none of which the first instance decision appealed, accepted the resolution agreement of the case.
According to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Sinner will fulfill its suspension period from February 9, 2025 until 23:59 on May 4, 2025 (which includes a four -day loan previously completed by the athlete while it was low provisional suspension). In accordance with article 10.14.2 of the Code, Mr. Sinner may return to the official training activity as of April 13, 2025.
In the light of the case resolution agreement, the AMA has formally withdrawn its appeal before the TAD. “
Source: Ambito
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