On Wednesday, Novak Djokovic expressed his hope that the doping case of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner would be settled quickly while yet again criticizing the inconsistencies of the tennis anti-doping system.
Tennis authorities cleared Sinner of any wrongdoing and permitted him to continue competing despite his failure to pass two doping tests in March. However, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday that it had filed an appeal and was requesting a two-year ban.
Speaking at a press conference during the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, the former world number one admitted that the Italian must be facing a pretty hard time.
Djokovic stated his remarks about it and said: “There are too many inconsistencies, too many governing bodies involved. The whole case around Sinner is not helping our sport at all. I think Jannik has won all three appeals so far, it must be really tough for him, his team and his family.”
He added: “I hope we can get back to tennis. It is impressive what Jannik is doing throughout this process. He is playing at a very high level, winning Slams and most of the matches he plays. Whatever is going to happen at the end of the day, just I wish for it to be resolved as soon as possible.”
Novak Djokovic in 2024
WLWWWWWWWW Ranked world no.4, Djokovic played his last match on the 14th of September when he overcame world no.773 Ioannis Xilas 6-0 6-1 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This season Novak has an overall 32-8 record. This year, Novak lifted the trophy in Paris. Novak got to the final in Wimbledon.
Novak has won 1 title in 2024 in Paris. Novak was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Novak won 100 titles in his career: 53 on hard courts, 20 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Jannik Sinner in 2024
LWWWWWWWWW Now the world no.1, Jannik played his last contest on the 2nd of October when he was defeated by world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Beijing (draw).
This year the Italian owns a compiled 59-6 win-loss record. The Italian clinched 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Sinner was the runner-up in Beijing.
Jannik Sinner will fight against the world no.91 Taro Daniel in the 2nd round. Their head to head is 1-0 for Sinner.
Sinner has won 6 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. The Italian was the finalist in Beijing (China Open).
The Italian 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 Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner faced off 7 times. Their actual record is 4-3 for Djokovic. The last time they fought against each other, Jannik Sinner won 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 26th of January 2024.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner |
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