The Serbian, multiple Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic criticized the tennis anti-doping system, pointing out that the scandal of the world’s first racket Jannik sinner negatively affects the entire sport.
Last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that it had appealed the decision of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) in the case of world number one Sinner to the Court of Arbitration of sports (TAS). In August, the ITIA announced that the Italian had passed two positive doping tests in March. He avoided disqualification because he proved that the banned substance, clostebol, entered his body by accident. WADA requires that the athlete be suspended for a period of one to two years.
“It is clear that we have a system that is not working well. Even those who don’t follow our sport understand this. There are too many inconsistencies, too many governing bodies, and none of it helps tennis. Sinner won all three appeals, which must have been very difficult for him, his team and his family.
It’s impressive what he did during all of this. He plays at a very high level, has won a Grand Slam and wins most of his matches.
But this situation or circumstances are not affecting the sport in a positive way, so I hope we can resolve this issue as quickly as possible. “At the end of the day, I just want everything to be resolved as quickly as possible,” Djokovic told a news conference.
Sinner has topped the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings since June. He won 16 tournaments under the auspices of the organization, including two Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian Open and the US Open.
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