After several twists and turns, tennis world No. 1 Sinner finally reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). As a result, Italy's current champion has received a three-month ban and still has a chance to participate in the 2024 French Open, which starts on May 19.

Tennis world No. 1 brother Sinner

The 23-year-old Sinner, who was tested for extremely low concentrations of banned drugs twice in March 2024, although it was clarified that the team protector who was accidentally medicated by a hand wound was inadvertently contaminated while massaging his body, and the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) also accepted this reason, but the whole incident dragged on for more than 5 months before it was exposed, causing heated discussions from all walks of life, and WADA also appealed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in September, asking for a ban of up to two years.

Now that a settlement has been reached, WADA has withdrawn its appeal, and Sinner has been suspended from Feb. 9 to May 4, but can resume "official training" on April 13. This means that the young champion who completed the second consecutive men's singles dominance at the Australian Open in January this year will have to miss the "Sunshine Double" Indian Wells, Miami, and the European clay warm-up tournament before the French Open.

WADA issued a statement stating that although Sinner had no intention of cheating, he should still be banned for three months in accordance with the principle of athletes' responsibility for their team actions. Sinner, through his lawyer, responded that the case had been bothering him for nearly a year, especially since the litigation process could drag on until the end of this year, so he decided to settle, "I have to shoulder the responsibility for the team and realize that WADA's strict norms are necessary." ”