The physiotherapist Jannik sinner spoke out about the double positive for clostebol for which he was accused of being responsible. The former member of the world number 1 team, fired after being held responsible for the Italian’s double positive, spoke about what happened and sowed doubt about possible doping by the tennis player. “Current interpretations leave me alone responsible, but that is not the case”he pointed out.
The Italian tennis player tested positive for clostebol twice, during the Masters Indian Wells 1000. However, Sinner alleged that the positive result was due to contamination from his physiotherapist, Giacomo Naldi, that he had a small wound on his hand and he applied ointment during those days. From there he went to the tennis player’s body to give him a massage without gloves.
When presenting the allegations, the Tennis Integrity Unit He admitted that the world number 1 was not responsible for what happened. However, the verdict on the appeal presented by the Global Agency Anti-doping (AMA), which requests a sanction of between one and two years for the Italian.
Until then, Naldi will not be able to comment on what happened. This was revealed in an interview, in which he left what happened up in the air, but in which he stressed that this was not the case. “only guilty.” Despite this, Sinner’s physiotherapist and fitness trainer, Umberto Ferrara, was immediately fired.
The sinner and the shadow of doping
“I am very sorry, I wish I could tell everything that happened, but I cannot speak because the matter is unfortunately not over. I hope that, sooner or later, I will be able to recount what happened to offer some light because current interpretations leave me as the only one responsible, but that is not the case.he pointed out.
These words come after the tennis player was proclaimed champion of the Shanghai Masters 1000. After winning the final against Novak Djokovic The Italian player has won seven tournaments this season. He won the Australian Open and the US Open, while he added three Masters 1000s to the total, those in Miami, Cincinnati and, now, Shanghai.
The Italian, currently world number 1 and already certain to close the year at the top of the ATP rankings, beat the Serb in a final that went from more to less in terms of equality. Djokovic He held the first set, decided on a tie-break, but later in the second set a break from Sinner was key to securing victory in Shanghai.
Thus, the Italian, on whom a huge controversy falls because he gave that same year twice positive for dopingbut having received no considerable sanction, he won the penultimate Masters 1,000 of the season. This is the seventh title that Sinner wins in 2024including two Grand Slams, the first (Australian Open) and the last (US Open).
