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Jannik Sinner of Italy accepts the Rookwood Cup championship trophy after defeating Frances Tiafoe of the United States in the men’s singles final on day seven of the Cincinnati Open. | Photo: Reuters
World number one Jannik Sinner has been cleared of two anti-doping violations earlier in the season, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Tuesday.
According to the ITIA, Sinner had provided an in-competition sample at the Indian Wells Masters on March 10, 2024, which showed the presence of a metabolite of clostebol at a low level.
Another sample taken eight days later, out of competition, also tested positive for low levels of the same metabolite.
“The ITIA confirms today that an independent tribunal constituted by Sport Resolution has ruled that Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner is not guilty of any fault or negligence for committing two anti-doping rule violations under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP),” the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The player reported that the substance had entered his body as a result of an infection from a support team member who was applying an over-the-counter spray (available in Italy) containing clostebol to his skin to treat a small wound.”
The ITIA said the relevant support team member had applied the spray between March 5-13, during which time he also provided daily massages and sports therapy to Sinner, resulting in the contamination.
Although the 23-year-old Italian has been cleared of all wrongdoing, as per applicable anti-doping rules, she will be stripped of her results, prize money and ranking points at Indian Wells.
“I will now put this challenging and extremely unfortunate period behind me,” Sinner said in a statement published on X.
“I will continue to do everything possible to ensure compliance with ITIA’s anti-doping program and I have a team that is dedicated to compliance.”
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