Andy Roddick makes one factor clear amid looming CAS choice in Jannik Sinner case

Andy Roddick is tipping Jannik Sinner to win the Australian Open but in addition warns that this may be “the last time” that we’ll be seeing the world No. 1 on the Grand Slam stage this yr.

After the ITIA dominated that the Italian was at no fault for a failed doping check, the CAS appealed that verdict so there may be nonetheless an opportunity that he’ll get suspended.

And on Friday, it was revealed that the CAS listening to into the 23-year-old’s case will happen in Lausanne between April 16-17.

Of their assertion from September, the CAS stated that they might goal a one to two-year doping suspension for Sinner.

If the world No. 1 certainly receives a ban – even for six months – that signifies that he will not be capable of play any Grand Slams till the 2026 Australian Open.

Roddick: There may be each probability that that is the final time we see him for six months or a yr

“He’s the person that I think will win … there is the cloud of the WADA case over him, so there’s every chance that this is the last time we see him for six months or a year,” the 2003 US Open winner instructed Betway.

“A lot depends on how his case shakes out, but I do think he is the best hardcourt player in the world. He has wrestled that mantle away from Novak Djokovic after a decade-plus run with that moniker.

“I feel Sinner’s the one to beat in Australia, and I definitely would not guess in opposition to him.”

To this point, the Italian tennis star has managed to impressively block out all of the chatter surrounding his doping case and stay the most effective participant within the sport.

In September, he gained the US Open though some doubted that it might be potential contemplating the scenario he was in.

Now, Sinner will attempt to do the identical on the Australian Open and win his Grand Slam title No. 3.