2024 will be remembered as the year of the rise of Jannik Sinner, who has literally dominated this season with an impressive balance of 73 wins and only 6 losses. The Italian ace has won two Grand Slam titles, three Masters 1000, two ATP 500, the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin and led Italy to its second consecutive triumph at the Davis Cup in Malaga.
However, the world No. 1 also faced a lengthy process after testing positive twice for Clostebol in March. The 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria and his team immediately understood the origin of the contamination and this avoided a long suspension pending the verdict.
Jannik lost the points he had won at the Indian Wells Masters 1000, but was able to continue playing without problems in the following months. Shortly before the start of the US Open, ITIA recognized Sinner’s total innocence and cleared him of all charges.
The doping case relating to the Italian champion has generated a lot of speculations among fans, insiders and the players themselves, between those who defended him and those who attacked him (such as Nick Kyrgios and Denis Shapovalov). Just when Sinner thought he had closed this bad chapter of his career, WADA announced its willingness to appeal…
