Jannik Sinner cleared of wrongdoing after two failed drug tests
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal after failing two drug tests in March, the International Tennis Integrity Authority said. - File photo
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Cincinnati, August 20
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal after failing two drug tests in March, the International Tennis Integrity Authority said.
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The tribunal accepted Sinner’s explanation that the anabolic agent clostebol entered his system from a member of his support team through massages and sports therapy, the ITIA said in a statement.
The team member had applied an over-the-counter spray containing clostebol to their own skin to treat a small wound, the ITIA added.
“After each positive test, a provisional suspension was applied. On both occasions, Sinner successfully appealed the provisional suspension and so has been able to continue playing,” it said.
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Sinner said in a statement that the amount of clostebol found in his system was less than a billionth of a gram.
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