As we all know by now, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have failed doping assessments, testing optimistic for 2 substances banned by the anti-doping regulation (Closteblo and TMZ, respectively).
At Eurosport Germany, Boris Becker talked concerning the Sinner and Swiatek instances, asking for better readability. The previous German legend stated bluntly how these two doping scandals can tarnish the recognition of tennis, with the Italian and the Polish participant being two of the strongest and most well-known tennis gamers on Tour.
“Yes, it is bad for tennis. We need to find a sensible solution so that this does not happen again. If two of the best professionals in our sport are involved, then it is harmful. This undeniably tarnishes our image,” analyzed Becker.
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The 2 tennis stars needed to take care of a system that regulates a moderately difficult matter. If the Polish participant appears to have resolved the state of affairs by accepting the one-month disqualification determined by the ITIA for testing optimistic for trimetazidine – a positivity linked to the contamination of a drug not topic to prescription in her nation – the Italian nonetheless has to attend for the end result of WADA’s enchantment to the CAS in Lausanne.
The Italian, who examined optimistic for Clostebol twice in March 2024 throughout a check carried out on the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, was acquitted by the Impartial Tribunal of the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company.
The substance was current in a drug – Trofodermin – utilized by his former coach Giacomo Naldi for a finger harm and got here into contact with Sinner throughout a therapeutic massage. The ATP #1 has demonstrated his innocence, however WADA has determined to enchantment to the CAS in Lausanne. We’ll due to this fact have to attend a couple of extra months to seek out out what’s going to occur.
Jannik will know one thing about his fath solely in late February or at first of March: WADA requested 1-2 ban, however realistically the Italian would threat 3-6 months of disqualification.
