The US Open crowd had no mercy for Jannik Sinner on Tuesday.
The Italian tennis star walked out to a smattering of boos ahead of his 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 win against American Mackenzie McDonald at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens after escaping suspension despite failing two performance-enhancing drug tests.
“I tried to stay there mentally and I tried to get into rhythm, just tried to keep going, so I’m very happy to be in the next round. It’s the first time I have won in this court so I am very happy,” he said on the court after his match.Sinner, the No.
He first tested positive at Indian Wells in March and again eight days later in an out-of-competition sample. Sinner, 23, was forced to return $325,000 in prize money and lose 400 rankings points for the failed drug test at Indian Wells. In June, Sinner reached the semifinals at the French Open and, a month later, the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.Ahead of his 2024 U.S. Open debut, Sinner expressed regret that the tournament was clouded by the doping scandal. . “But in my mind, I know that I haven’t done anything wrong. I had to play already months with this in my head, but just remembering myself that I haven’t done really anything wrong. I always respect these rules, and I always will respect these rules of anti-doping.
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