WADA plans audit

The Sinner doping case is not over yet!

Jannik Sinner was tested for the banned anabolic steroid Clostebol.(Bild: AFP/APA/Andreas SOLARO)

The World Anti-Doping Agency wants to "carefully review" the decision in the case of world number one tennis player Jannik Sinner. This was announced by WADA at the request of the German Press Agency.

WADA, which is based in Montreal, Canada, explained that it reserves the right to appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne if necessary.

No ban
Sinner tested positive twice for the banned anabolic steroid Clostebol in March. The 23-year-old was not banned. According to the responsible tennis agency ITIA, the Italian was acquitted by an independent court last Thursday. According to the court, the Australian Open champion had not intentionally used the banned substance.

Jannik Sinner(Bild: AP)

The Italian Anti-Doping Agency had not yet responded to the decision, but can also appeal against the ITIA decision, as the ITIA itself explained in a statement.

Australian tennis pro Nick Kyrgios criticized the ITIA's decision via X, formerly Twitter. "Ridiculous - whether it was accidental or planned. You get tested twice with a banned (steroid) substance... you should be out for two years," wrote the 29-year-old, who reached the final of the grass court classic at Wimbledon in 2022.

Statement on Instagram
In a statement that he published on social media, Sinner explained that the substance had entered his body via the hands of his physiotherapist. According to the statement, the caregiver had used a spray containing Clostebol, which is available without prescription in Italy, to treat a cut on his finger.

According to the ITIA, scientific experts found Sinner's explanation credible. The tennis agency therefore refrained from suspending Sinner, at least for the time being. After a further investigation by the agency, nothing changed in the matter.

Due to the positive findings, Sinner was stripped of his prize money and points for the ATP tournament in Indian Wells, where he had reached the semi-finals in March and had been found positive.