New US Open tennis champion Jannik Sinner says he is still struggling to get over a row involving his failed drugs tests.
The Italian player, who also captured the Australian Open title this year, beat Taylor Fritz in straight sets in the final on Sunday.Newly-crowned US Open champion Jannik Sinner admitted Sunday that the controversy over his two failed drugs tests “was and is still on my mind”.
He escaped a lengthy ban when the International Tennis Integrity Agency found he was not guilty of wrongdoing after he had been inadvertently contaminated by his physio.The decision to clear the Italian was met with scepticism by some players in the locker room who suggested that Sinner had benefitted from preferential treatment due to his status in the sport.“It was and it’s still on my mind.
“But during this tournament, slowly I restarted to feel a little bit more how I am as a person. Doesn’t really matter how or what the result was. So this tournament, for sure, helped me a little bit.”He has captured six titles, racking up 55 wins against just five losses.
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