The steroid case involving top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has been appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency
FILE - Italy's Jannick Sinner gestures after defeating Chile's Nicolas Jarry during the China Open tennis tournament held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. WADA said it is seeking a ban of one to two years for the U.S. Open champion but indicated that it does not plan to back date an eventual ban — which would mean that Sinner could keep his second Grand Slam title if he is found guilty.
WADA suggested the rules were not followed correctly despite prosecutor Nicolas Zbinden for tennis’ integrity body — which accepted Sinner’s version of events — being a lawyer who regularly works on high-profile cases for the global watchdog, including the successful appeal against The Russian star appealed to CAS, had an appeal hearing in New York before three judges that September, and four weeks later got the verdict that cut her ban to 15 months.
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