The world No 1 reached round three at the US Open with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win, putting the furore over his failed doping tests to one side
No 1 seed beats fast-rising American 6-4, 6-0, 6-2Throughout the past week, as Jannik Sinner has taken his first steps toward putting the revelation of his failed doping tests behind him, the Italian has repeated in almost every appearance and interview that he is taking things match by match and day by day. He is endeavouring to focus only on the immediate task ahead, blocking out all else.
In that final, which he lost to Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, Michelsen smashed a ball into the crowd in anger, striking a spectator. According to the rules and the precedent set by similar incidents, he should have been defaulted. Instead, he was allowed to play on. While such an incident would usually generate more discussion, Sinner’s anti-doping case has overshadowed all minor talking points and controversies.
Discussions about the case itself have also continued. Sinner’s anti-doping rule violation is a rare example of an athlete being able to contest successfully the automatic provisional suspensions that an athlete receives upon notification of testing positive for a banned substance.
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