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Join Telegram ChannelTennis world number one Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize money and points from a tournament in California, but the newly crowned Cincinnati Open winner will not face a further suspension.
The 23-year-old tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid that can be used for ophthalmological and dermatological purposes. San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. was suspended by MLB for 80 games after testing positive for the same drug in 2022.
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Jannik Sinner of Italy hits a backhand against Andrey Rublev of Russia in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open on August 17, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Frey/TPN/Getty Images)
Eight days after the Indian Wells tournament, Sinner tested positive again in an out-of-competition sample.
But the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced Tuesday that Sinner would not be suspended because an independent tribunal found it was not intentional. He had been provisionally suspended because of those test results, but he successfully appealed and was allowed to continue competing on the tour.
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Jannik Sinner plays a backhand during his match against Frances Tiafoe on the final day of the Cincinnati Open on August 19, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
According to ITIA, Sinner said he tested positive because a member of his support team used an over-the-counter spray containing clostebol to treat a small wound.
ITIA said it accepted Sinner's explanation and considered the breach to be unintentional.
An independent panel held a hearing on August 15 and “determined that there was no fault or negligence in this matter, resulting in no period of ineligibility,” according to the ITIA.
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Jannik Sinner holds the Rookwood Cup after winning the men's final of the Cincinnati Open on August 19, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The Italian won the Cincinnati Open on Monday against Frances Tiafoe and enters the US Open as one of the favorites.
Sinner won his first Grand Slam title in January at the Australian Open. Sinner reached the semifinals of the French Open in June and the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in July.
He was unable to represent Italy at the Paris Olympics because, according to him, he suffered from tonsillitis.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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