Sinner: "I am disappointed and surprised that the WADA has appealed"

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In the midst of his round of 16 match at the ATP 500 Beijing 2024 against Safiullin, a bombshell dropped: the World Anti-Doping Agency lodged an allegation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport requesting that Jannik Sinner be suspended for 1 to 2 years for alleged guilt or negligence in his doping positives. The world number 1 eventually finished his match at the Chinese event, and his press conference caused quite a stir.

"Sinner expresses his surprise at the World Anti-Doping Agency's allegation

"I am obviously very disappointed with this appeal, as it has surprised me greatly because we had three hearings throughout the process with the ITIA, and all three were positive for me. I didn't expect this, to be honest. I was informed two days ago that they would file this appeal, and they told me that today the news would be made public. I don't know, maybe the World Anti-Doping Agency just wants to make sure everything is correct, but it has been a surprise for me. There are things that cannot be controlled," stated Jannik Sinner, who will have to compete for months knowing that the sword of Damocles hangs over him in the form of an investigation and trial, potentially leading to him being out of the circuit for a while.

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