According to reports, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed the Italian judge’s decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), changing the course of Jannik Sinner’s no-fault doping verdict. Tara Moore, a British tennis player, has criticized the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for inconsistent practices.
When it was revealed that Sinner had tested positive for clostebol during the Indian Wells Masters in March of this year, the tennis community went into a frenzy. The Italian said that Giacomo Naldi, his former physiotherapist, had massaged him bare-handed, which is how the substance got into his body.
The incident happened because the physiotherapist had used a spray that contained Clostebol to treat a cut on his finger. Furthermore, the ITIA approved the world No. 1 to play although the amount of Clostebol was determined not to enhance performance. A statement about the situation was issued by the ATP.
Unexpectedly, WADA is now requesting a one- to two-year suspension, having apparently determined that Sinner’s no-fault decision was incorrect under the relevant regulations.
Moore used X to draw attention to the Professional Tennis Player’s Association, which is led by Novak Djokovic, and their efforts to find a solution to assist players in handling situations like these.
She hit ITIA, claiming they left WADA with no option but to appeal because they lacked a clear procedure for dealing with these kinds of cases. Moore went on to say that the ITIA’s lack of a consistent process was to blame, not Jannik Sinner.
Moore wrote on X: “It’s not the fault of Jannik that this is being appealed. It’s the ITIA. WADA is seeing the inconsistencies from this to other cases and is asking for those gaps to be filled. If the ITIA had followed the same protocol for everyone and he was cleared, this wouldn’t have happened. The @ptpaplayers are trying to figure out a way to work with the players on these cases. The ITIA need to have a precise, monotonous process for each case. They don’t and WADA would have looked incompetent if they didn’t pull it up. This is not the fault of Jannik. This is on ITIA.”
It’s not the fault of Jannik that this is being appealed. It’s the ITIA. WADA is seeing the inconsistencies from this to other cases and are asking for those gaps to be filled. If the ITIA had to follow the same protocol for everyone and he was cleared, this wouldn’t of happened https://t.co/aGA6V9pWEA
— Tara Moore (@TaraMoore92) September 28, 2024
The @ptpaplayers is trying to figure out a way to work with the players on these cases. The ITIA need to have a precise, monotonous process for each case. They don’t and WADA would have looked incompetent if they didn’t pull it up. This is not the fault of Jannik. This is on ITIA https://t.co/Wb201BL9vV
— Tara Moore (@TaraMoore92) September 28, 2024
Sinner in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.1, the Italian has a composed 57-5 record in 2024. Sinner is currently competing in Beijing where he beat the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 4-6 6-3 6-1 and the world no.69 Roman Safiullin 3-6 6-2 6-3.
Jannik Sinner will play the world no.37 Jiri Lehecka in the quarter. The head to head is 2-2.
The Italian conquered 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Sinner won 17 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 28th of October.
Tara Moore in 2024
LLLLLLLW Currently ranked no.850, the Brit played her last match on the 24th of September when she was overcome by world no.225 Iryna Shymanovich 6-0 6-2 in the 1st round of the W75 Templeton (draw).
This season Tara achieved a 1-2 match record.
