Prime-ranked tennis participant Jannik Sinner examined optimistic twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize cash and factors earned at a event in California, however the newly topped Cincinnati Open winner will not face additional suspension.
The 23-year-old examined optimistic for low ranges of metabolite of clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid that can be utilized for ophthalmological and dermatological use. San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended by MLB for 80 video games after testing optimistic for a similar drug in 2022.
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Jannik Sinner of Italy hits a backhand in opposition to Andrey Rublev of Russia within the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 17, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Frey/TPN/Getty Photographs)
Eight days after the Indian Wells event, Sinner examined optimistic once more in an out-of-competition pattern.
However the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA) introduced on Tuesday that Sinner wouldn’t be suspended as a result of an impartial tribunal mentioned it was not intentional. He was provisionally suspended due to these take a look at outcomes, however he efficiently appealed and was allowed to maintain competing on tour.
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Jannik Sinner performs a backhand throughout his match in opposition to Frances Tiafoe on the ultimate day of the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 19, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Photographs)
In accordance with the ITIA, Sinner mentioned he examined optimistic as a result of a member of his assist crew used an over-the-counter spray that contained clostebol to deal with a small wound.
The ITIA mentioned it accepted Sinner’s clarification and deemed the violation not intentional.
An impartial panel held a listening to on Aug. 15 and “decided a discovering of No Fault or Negligence utilized within the case, leading to no interval of ineligibility,” in accordance with the ITIA.
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Jannik Sinner holds the Rookwood Cup after successful the boys’s closing of the Cincinnati Open on Aug. 19, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Photographs)
The Italian gained the Cincinnati Open on Monday over Frances Tiafoe and enters the U.S. Open as one of many favorites.
Sinner gained his first Grand Slam title in January when he gained the Australian Open. Sinner reached the semifinals on the French Open in June and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in July.
He was unable to characterize Italy within the Paris Olympic Video games as a result of he mentioned he had tonsillitis.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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