ph dream Jannik Sinner Banned From Tennis For Three Months; Eligible For French Open

Jannik Sinner, the world's top-ranked men's singles tennis player, has agreed to a three-month ban from the sport, effective immediately, after coming to a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over his two positive drug tests in 2024.

The 23-year-old Italian, who claimed the Australian Open title last year, stands suspended from February 9 to May 4. He will thus be eligible to play in the next Grand Slam of 2024, the French Open, which begins on May 19.

In a statement on Saturday (February 15, 2025),megapanalo app WADA said it accepted Sinner's explanation that he was inadvertently contaminated with the banned substance clostebol by his physiotherapist. The body had appealed against the decision to clear Sinner to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

But WADA has now accepted that the world number one "did not intend to cheat", that the drug "did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit" and this happened "without his knowledge as the result of negligence of members of his entourage".

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It added: "Howeverph dream, under the code and by virtue of CAS precedent, an athlete bears responsibility for the entourage's negligence. Based on the unique set of facts of this case, a three-month suspension is deemed to be an appropriate outcome."