The former Swiss player showed his disbelief at the way the situation of the Italian, world number one, was handled. The Swiss recognizes that the new star was not treated in the same way as other athletes who have experienced the same thing.
Roger Federer It’s not about talking a lot or getting into controversy. Known on the circuit as an affable and gentle guy, who didn’t like to get into rivalries in a universe full of egos.
However, the situation of the number one in tennis, the Italian Jannik the fisherman I moved the needle Swiss retiree , considered the best athlete of all time in white sport.
A few weeks ago, THE International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed that an independent tribunal convened by Sport Resolutions determined that Italian has no fault or negligence for two anti-doping rule violations of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (TADP) after testing positive twice for the substance clostebol in March this year.
Sinner was tested at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 on March 10. Another sample taken out of competition eight days later also tested positive. by the same metabolite at low levels. However, after each positive result, a provisional suspension, of course after the appeal he was able to continue competing .
Federer’s opinion
An event that did not escape the retired Roger Federer. In a recent interview, the former player criticized and regretted what happened to the tennis player from the peninsula.
“We don’t want to see that kind of news in our sport, regardless of whether he did something or not or whether another player did it. “That’s a noise we don’t want.” said the Swiss in an interview with the NBC network.
Even the former number one on the planet added that “I understand that this is a delicate situation. Receiving these accusations is the nightmare of every athlete and his team, They are problems because they invade you with questions every day at all hours, problems that accompany you. Every morning when you wake up you think: is there someone at the door coming to take a test? It’s very difficult.” .
For Federer, one of the keys to the case is that Sinner was not treated in the same way as other tennis players who have also experienced similar episodes, as happened with Nicolás Jarry, for example.
“I understand the frustration, but were you treated the same as everyone else? . Honestly, I believe that This is the main problem.” said the Swiss in his review.
Similarly, he concluded that “We are all convinced that Jannik (Sinner) did nothing, but the inconsistency that he would not have stopped until he was one hundred percent sure of what was going to happen, I think that is the question that needs to be answered. But it is, and we must trust the process and those affected by it.
Source: Latercera
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