As we know by now, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have failed doping tests, testing positive for two substances banned by the anti-doping regulation (Closteblo and TMZ, respectively).
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At Eurosport Germany, Boris Becker talked about the Sinner and Swiatek cases, asking for greater clarity. The former German legend said bluntly how these two doping scandals can tarnish the popularity of tennis, with the Italian and the Polish player being two of the strongest and most famous tennis players on Tour.
"Yes, it is bad for tennis. We need to find a sensible solution so that this does not happen again. If two of the best professionals in our sport are involved, then it is harmful. This undeniably tarnishes our image," analyzed Becker.
The two tennis stars had to deal with a system that regulates a rather complicated matter. If the Polish player seems to have resolved the situation by accepting the one-month disqualification decided by the ITIA for testing positive for trimetazidine - a positivity linked to the contamination of a drug not subject to prescription in her country - the Italian still has to wait for the outcome of WADA's appeal to the CAS in Lausanne.
The Italian, who tested positive for Clostebol twice in March 2024 during a test carried out at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, was acquitted by the Independent Tribunal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency.
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The substance was present in a drug - Trofodermin - used by his former trainer Giacomo Naldi for a finger injury and came into contact with Sinner during a massage. The ATP number 1 has demonstrated his innocence, but WADA has decided to appeal to the CAS in Lausanne. We will therefore have to wait a few more months to find out what will happen.
Jannik will know something about his fath only in late February or at the beginning of March: WADA asked 1-2 ban,but realistically the Italian would risk 3-6 months of disqualification.
