Tennis star Jannik Sinner tested positive for steroids in March but avoided suspension after it was ruled unintentional by an independent tribunal conducted by the Internatinal Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA)
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize money and points earned at a tournament in Indian Wells, California, but will not be suspended because an independent tribunal said it was not intentional.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the case on Tuesday.
“I will now put this challenging and deeply unfortunate period behind me. I will continue to do everything I can to ensure I continue to comply with the ITIA’s anti-doping program and I have a team around me that are meticulous in their own compliance,” Sinner said in an official statement on social media platform X.
Sinner won the Cincinnati Open on Monday and will be among the favourites at the US Open, which starts in New York next week.
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