Everyone wonders how Jannik Sinner was able to continue to play his best tennis despite all the stress related to the doping case that concerned him. The world number 1 has been facing this bad story for almost a year, considering that he received the news of his positivity between March and April 2024.
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In recent months, the Italian ace has had to attend numerous hearings to justify his positivity and admitted that he had several sleepless nights due to stress. His results on the tennis court were not affected by this unpleasant situation, which was made known to the whole world before the start of the 2024 US Open.
Colangelo pays tribute to Sinner
The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria relied on the people who know him and love him, who helped him stay focused on tennis in the awareness of his innocence. After WADA's appeal against the acquittal, the 3-time Grand Slam champion is waiting to know his fate before the CAS in Lausanne.
The trial will take place in mid-April, in conjunction with the Munich ATP 250 (in which the Italian champion is 'registered').
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In a long interview with 'Fanpage.it', Fabio Colangelo - current coach of Italian ace Lorenzo Sonego - wanted to defend Sinner from all the accusations he has received in recent months: "Jannik has never doped himself in his life and a 30-page sentence supports it, but there are many people who have not yet understood it.
People should be educated, but against ignorance it is impossible to win and it is a big problem. In addition to being an exceptional tennis player, Jannik is a really good guy. To win everything he has won in the last year is truly incredible.
Sometimes we forget that he's only 23 and that it's not easy to handle all this pressure, but he has shown that he has broad shoulders and has equally great people around him."
