Italian tennis world No. 1 Sinner, who is currently suspended, has been disqualified from nomination for the Laureus World Sports Awards. On February 28, local time, in a brief statement released on the official website of the Laureus World Sports Academy, President Fitzpatrick announced, "The Laureus World Sports Academy has decided to withdraw Sinner's nomination for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards after discussion." ”

The Laureus World Sports Academy has announced that it has disqualified Sinner from his nomination for the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards after he was banned for three months for drug-related activities

Fitzpatrick admitted that Sinner was recently banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for three months, which was the main reason why he was not eligible to compete for the Laureus World Sports Awards this year. "We have been following this case and the decisions of the relevant global bodies," Fitzpatrick said. While we note the exceptional circumstances, we believe that the three-month ban invalidates the nomination. Sinner and his team have been informed. ”

Sinner and WADA agreed to a ban until early May. Sinner, who failed a drug test in March last year, reached a settlement with WADA in mid-February this year and will accept a ban from Feb. 9 to May 4, 2025. This denied Sinner four ATP Masters tournaments – Miami (3-10 March) and Indian Wells (17-24 March), as well as Monte Carlo (6-13 April) and Madrid (21-28 April) on clay, but it did not affect his participation in the other three Grand Slam tournaments this year.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the Laureus World Sports Awards will announce the nominees for each award on 3 March, a jury of more than 1,300 of the world's leading sports media, followed by a ceremony in Madrid on 21 April.