The Australian Open winner was cleared by a tribunal that accepted his reason for testing positive twice to an illegal substance.
Jannik Sinner’s drugs ban reprieve has provoked a backlash from his fellow professionals, with Nick Kyrgios branding it “ridiculous”.
But he escaped a ban of up to two years after an independent tribunal convened by the London-based Sports Resolutions accepted his explanation that the failed tests had been caused by a healing spray used to treat a cut suffered by his physio, Giacomo Naldi, who had unwittingly exposed him to the substance through what were regular full-body massages.
The case against Sinner had not been made public until Tuesday, with the 23-year-old having been provisionally suspended after his failed tests only to apply successfully to have the sanction lifted.Denis Shapovalov posted: “Different rules for different players.” He also drew a response from fellow former top-10 player Lucas Pouille.
Responding to the news about Sinner, Moore posted on X: Brooksby was banned for 18 months in December after being deemed to have missed three drugs tests in less than a year.
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