Return after Doping Fall: “Habemus Sinner”: Tennisstar celebrated in the hustle and bustle in the hustle and bustle

Italian journalists already reported euphorically “Habemus Sinner”: Not only does that show how present the hype about the previously excluded tennis star Jannik Sinner in his homeland. Thousands of fans look at his first training session when he returned in Rome after his doping lock. As early as entering the square, they cheer the Italian as if it were about a final or at least an important match. Television broadcasts training pictures live.

At his first press conference at the Masters 1000 event, the journalists sit close together. The US Open winner from 2024 clears up rumors about a new love right from the start (“I’m not in a relationship”)-Sinner has long been more than just a tennis player.

Sinner: “I’m happy to play tennis again”

When asked about the first question, he then replied that he initially did not want to accept the lock because he knew what really happened. “But sometimes you have to choose the best at a very bad moment, and we did. So now it’s all over. I’m happy to play tennis again,” said the world ranking about the agreement. Sinner had been closed for three months after he had discovered traces of the Clostebol doping agent in March 2024.

Italian media: “Habemus Sinner”

Sinner’s comeback is eagerly awaited in the tennis scene. Italian journalists wrote “Habemus Sinner”. They alluded to the conclave for the election of the Pope, which begins only a few kilometers away on Wednesday. Habemus Papam will be announced when white smoke has risen: we have a Pope. Italy’s sport has a Sinner.

In his homeland it was now also observed when the 23-year-old ended up with his private aircraft and that he was wearing a white training jacket and black pants. The euphoria is in contrast to Sinner’s thoughts that he revealed a few days ago at the broadcaster Rai.

Sinner gives thoughts about quitting

In an interview, the South Tyrolean answered the question of whether there was a moment when he wanted to give up everything after a short hesitation: “Yes. I remember that I didn’t have a very happy phase in front of the Australian Open this year.”

On January 26, Sinner triumphed in Melbourne in the final against Alexander Zverev. He had hugged the Hamburger at the award ceremony. It was his last appearance before the exclusion. The top seed person is to start again in Rome on Saturday.

“The players looked at me differently”

At the Australian Open it was still open whether Sinner might be closed for a long time. When he arrived in Australia, he did not feel comfortable, for example in the changing room or while eating, Sinner reported. “The players looked at me differently. It was not nice. It is difficult to live like this in tennis.”

The out-of-court deal of the three-month barrier was known in mid-February. The world anti-doping agency said that the case was “a million kilometers away from doping”.

Sinner had previously stated that the substance was unknowingly into his body over the hands of a mass. The agency ITIA responsible for doping procedures in tennis for doping procedures believed him and waived a lock. On the other hand, the Wada advanced and called the CAS sports court.

The tennis scene controversially discussed whether the three-month spell was justice or not. Zverev found the entire process “strange”. The resigned Serena Williams said that she had had “20 years” and her Grand Slam title would have been revoked.

Sinner secured the title in New York after the finding last year and the triumph in Melbourne at the beginning of the new season. Record Grand Slam Champion Novak Djokovic also spoke of a feeling of preferred treatment that was subject in the changing rooms. Sinner rejected this.

Zverev’s form crisis prevents jump to the top

He did not miss the chances of the glorious title during the lock. The next Grand Slam tournament starts on May 25th: the French Open in Paris. Sinner can prepare for this in Rome and in front of a German audience in Hamburg.

During its forced break, the men’s tennis was characterized by an inconsistent appearance and the weakness of its top competitors such as Carlos Alcaraz, Zverev or Djokovic. Sinner’s status as number one remained completely untouched. Zverev could have replaced him, but crisis. After the Australian Open, he lost strength and recently won the tournament in Munich.

The hardest was the suspension at the beginning, Sinner said. He was not allowed to attend sports events. He couldn’t go to the stadium to see a football game, not support his friends in bike races. He now has little expectations of his participation in Rome. “The goal will be Paris, but I am here to see what level I am on.”