August 20, (THEWILL) – Jannik Sinner, the world number one tennis player, has been cleared of any wrongdoing following two anti-doping rule violations earlier this season, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Tuesday.
Sinner provided an in-competition sample at the Indian Wells Masters on March 10 this year, which contained the presence of a metabolite of clostebol at low levels, according to the ITIA. A further sample, conducted eight days later out of competition, also tested positive for low levels of the same metabolite.
However, an independent tribunal convened by Sport Resolutions has ruled that Sinner bears No Fault or Negligence for the violations. The ITIA stated that the player explained the substance had entered his system due to contamination from a support team member, who had been applying an over-the-counter spray containing clostebol to their own skin to treat a small wound.
While Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing, he will be stripped of his results, prize money and ranking points from Indian Wells, in accordance with the anti-doping rules in force. “I will now put this challenging and deeply unfortunate period behind me,” said Sinner in a statement.
The 23-year-old Italian tennis star vowed to continue to do everything he can to ensure he continues to comply with the ITIA’s anti-doping programme, stating he has a team around him that are meticulous in their own compliance.
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