Sinner, the world No. 1 in men's singles tennis, tested positive twice for doping in March last year, when the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) admitted that he had been unknowingly tainted, but the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and Sinner faced a two-year suspension.

The 23-year-old Sinner won the Australian Open men's singles title earlier this year

After a long period of trouble, Sinner finally settled with WADA three weeks after winning this year's Australian Open title and will be suspended for three months. Sinner settled with WADA over a year-long drug ban case, admitting that he was "partly responsible" for "team mistakes" and would be suspended between Feb. 9 and May 4, meaning he could play in time for the French Open, which begins on May 25. He issued a statement on Saturday (15th) stating that he "has no intention of, and has never been, benefited from the competition level by being tested positive for banned drugs twice."

"This incident has been haunting me for almost a year...... I've always accepted that I'm responsible for the team and realised that the reason WADA's rules are so strict is because of the need to protect the sport I love. I accepted WADA's offer of a 3-month suspension to waive these subsequent steps. "WADA's hearing on Sinner's drug ban case, which was originally scheduled to begin in April this year at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, has now been settled, meaning that the case is over.

Sinner will be in time to play at the French Open in May

Sinner tested low positive for a metabolite called clostebol at the Indian Wells Masters last year, a steroid that helps build muscle. Eight days later, the test samples taken from him again were still low positive for the same metabolite.

Sinner was automatically suspended, but his appeal was successful and he was allowed to continue. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) found that Sinner was "tainted" with banned drugs without his knowledge, under the influence of an item provided by his physiotherapist, Nadi. Nadi used a spray available in Italy to treat his hand wounds before using it on Sinner, which has been insisted on since then.