The doping case involving Jannik Sinner seemed closed when ITIA issued the acquittal before the start of the US Open, the last Major of the season, in which the Italian ace lifted the trophy. After a long trial, ITIA had recognized that the contamination of world number 1 was totally unintentional and that the Italian player could not have done anything different to avoid it.
Jannik Sinner, Shanghai Masters 2024© Stream screenshot
During the tournament in Beijing, it was reported that WADA had appealed against the acquittal sentence with a general shock. The fate of the 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria remains uncertain and it will take months before a final verdict, expected in the first part of 2025.
The two-time Grand Slam champion is playing a really impressive season, in which he has proved to be the most consistent player in the world. Jannik has suffered only six defeats since January and was almost unbeatable on hard courts, as well as having put seven trophies on the board (two Grand Slams, three Masters 1000 and two ATP 500).
A case that is still open
Sinner is already certain to finish the year at the top of the ATP ranking, having a really remarkable advantage over all his followers. World number 1 will miss the ATP 500 in Vienna, while playing the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy before the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Jannik will play the final of the ‘Six Kings Slam’ in Saudi Arabia today, where he will face his great rival Carlos Alcaraz to win $6 million.
An exhibition with huge prize money, the final of a stunning 2024 for the number one in the world; Jannik has won two Slams and several 1000s, many tournaments and an exceptional leap in quality over the last twelve months. At the same time it should be noted that the blue champion has been living for months now struggling with the case of Clostebol, initially was innocent but the Wada has decided to appeal and in the coming months will come new important news with Sinner who risks a heavy disqualification.
Jannik Sinner, Shanghai Masters 2024© Stream screenshot
Who has seen his life conditioned by Clostebol is Luca Cretti, young and talented cyclist who saw a positivity in Clostebol, substance contained in Trofodermin and therefore the same thing that involved the number one tennis world Jannik Sinner. A different situation but that has seen him stopped for a long time (over a year calculating the sentence and then the various memories), and Luca spoke about it these days at Tuttobiciweb where he left a long and interesting interview.
Here are his words: “The news of the positive was a terrible shock, we put ourselves at the disposal of Nado to collaborate and make my good faith understood but in the end I received a two-year disqualification, reduced after recourse to one year and two months”. A real drama for the cyclist who explained: “I felt bloated and I isolated myself, then for cyclists talk about doping is hard does not believe you almost anyone. Sinner? I feel sorry for him, I know it’s not easy to go on and I imagine the pressure he has seen that he is the number one in the world. I just hope WADA understands that you can’t be disqualified for these things”.
The latest goals
The Italian ace will have to be good once again to manage stress and pressure, as he has done really well in recent months. The World number 1 has its main goal in this last part of the season, the Nitto ATP Finals, where he will have a chance to play on his favorite surface. The two-time Grand Slam champion reached the final in the last edition, losing to Nole Djokovic.
Jannik Sinner, Six Kings Slam 2024© Stream screenshot
In a recent interview with Tennis Channel, US Open finalist Taylor Fritz revealed that Sinner and Alcaraz can pull harder than the others from baseline: “They just play these lateral baseline points. I don’t know what these crazy points you see Nadal and Federer – mostly you see Nadal and Novak have these long points corner to corner.
But when Sinner and Alcaraz do it, I swear they’re doing the same rallies but hitting the ball 10 mph faster. It’s crazy. One thing both those guys do really well is just, their defense is incredible. Their defense is amazing but they don’t really play that much defense. Their defense is when they are full on the run out of the corners… they just crush the ball. A good example is, I can be in a backhand crosscourt rally with either one of them and if I get around one, pull forehand inside in or pull back in line, it’s gotta be so good or else the next ball is getting just drilled – huge crosscourt.”