Damir Dzumhur claims the majority of the players he spoke with in the locker room find it "very strange" that Jannik Sinner didn't get suspended for a failed doping test, with some even believing that the handling the process was "unfair" toward some others who were in similar situations.
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In August, it was revealed that the world No. 1 failed two doping tests in March but he didn't get provisionally banned nor suspended following the conclusion of the investigation because the ITIA determined that he bore no fault or negligence for what happened.
According to the ITIA, the 23-year-old's team was quickly able to locate the source of contamination and prove that it wasn't intentional so that's how he was allowed to keep playing while the investigation was ongoing.
It was explained that physio Giacomo Naldi used a contaminated spray on himself and then massaged Sinner with his bare hands, which led to a prohibited substance entering the 23-year-old's body.
Naldi pretty much took the blame from the public for what happened and the two-time Grand Slam champion fired him days after the doping news came to light.
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Dzumhur: Most of the players find it very strange that Sinner didn't get any suspension
"Most of the players I spoke to said the same thing. It's very strange that he didn't get any suspension, even though he tested positive on two different tests. It's all very strange," the four-time ATP champion told Sport Klub.
"I honestly haven't talked about all of this in the media, because I wouldn't like to be the one to say something, but I think the rules simply have to be the same for everyone.
"Simply put, one player can't have better conditions than another. If one is going to be suspended for six months, no matter who it is, then the other one has to too. Everyone has to be judged the same."
When asked directly if some of the players thought it was unfair toward them how the Sinner doping case was handled, Dzumhur confirmed it was true.
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Also, the 32-year-old Bosnian also said that there has been "a lot of chatter" about how the banned substance got into the Italian tennis star's body.
Meanwhile, Sinner's CAS hearing will take place between April 16-17 and that's when the world No. 1 could possibly get suspended.
