Jannik Sinner accepts three-month ban following positive drug tests
World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month ban from tennis.
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No. 1 Jannik Sinner gets 3-month ban in doping settlement - ESPN
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and said Saturday the agreement ends a case that was «hanging over me» since his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
Aussie Open champ Jannik Sinner gets 3-month ban in settlement of doping case
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and said Saturday the agreement ends a case that was "hanging over me" since his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
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Weeks After Grand Slam Win, World No 1 Jannik Sinner Accepts Doping Ban
Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis after the world number one admitted team mistakes led to him twice testing positive for traces of banned substance clostebol in March last year. The February 9 to May 4 suspension means Sinner will be free to play in the French Open, the second grand slam of the season, which begins on May 25 at Roland Garros. In a statement, Sinner said that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accepted that he "had no intent and did not derive any competitive advantage from the two positive tests".