Jannik Sinner revealed the decision to accept a three -month ban on doping, which was accepted quickly, although “disagreed completely”.
The Italian retained the Australian Open in January this year. He then accepted a three -month ban in February after reaching an agreement with the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA) after two positive drug tests in 2024.
“In the end, you have to choose a minor evil and I believe this is what I did. Although sometimes it sometimes seems a bit unfair, everything I live, but then, when I look at things from another perspective, it could be even worse. Sky Italy.
The prohibition will pass in time for Sinner to play in another Grand Slam, the French Open in May.
Sinner will be able to return to his home event, Masters 1000 in Rome 7 May.
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Jack Draper hoped Sinner would be fine after the Italian was forbidden for three months
“The decision to accept a three -month suspension was quite fast. We accepted it quite quickly, even though I disagreed. My lawyer and people around me were a bit back and forth,” Italian said. “After we decided, it took me a while to find myself again.
“But I’m still here. There’s still a little time to spend it all, but I can’t wait to get in Rome.
“But let’s say I live every day in a calm way.”
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Watch Sinner Beat Alexander Zverev in direct sets to keep the title Australian Open
In March 2024, Sinner tested positively on the anabolic steroid closurebol before being cleaned in August by an independent tribunal, which decided not to blame.
Wada, who previously stated that she had sought a ban on one and two years for Sinner, appealed against this decision against the Arbitration Court for Sport (CAS) in September and the subsequent hearing was set at 16 and 17 April.
In the February Agreement, Sinner accepted a ban for only three months, but insisted that the decision was still influenced.
“I was very fragile after what had happened,” he said. “I would say a lie if I said I was a person without feelings or emotions. You learn in life, you learn more about yourself every year, also about your value. It wasn’t easy, sometimes very hard, but people around me gave me the power to understand what happened.”
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Novak Djokovic said that most of the players he spoke to felt that a slight ban that a sinner received for a positive drug test was unfair and believed there was a protectionism in sport for larger names
He remains sure how other players will respond to his return.
“I can’t answer this question because I don’t know what might happen,” he said. “I know how it went, I know I’m innocent.
“I’m calm because in the end I know that what I want to do is play tennis and be balanced. That’s the end of the story. So I’m sure everything will go well, even if it will take a while to get started. These are questions that I don’t know how to answer.”
It still counts down the time to return to a competitive tennis.
“Why? Because I stopped doing what I always dreamed of. I’m in the best position to play this sport,” he said.
“At the beginning I calculated days, but now every day, which passes as time approaches, I feel better physically and mentally.
“Although there is still time, there is a good opportunity for me to improve in those areas in which I had trouble, on the surface I was fighting on. So let’s try something else. Hopefully it will have it differently, we will have more time again.”
