Jannik Sinner, the world’s No. 1 ranked tennis player, was handed a three-month suspension for his two positive doping tests in 2024, but many in the tennis world are claiming “favoritism” and expressing skepticism with the process, according to 24-Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
“There’s a majority of the players that I’ve talked to in the locker room, not just in the last few days, but also last few months, that are not happy with the way this whole process has been handled,” Djokovick said, while also referring to the one-month suspension women’s world No. 2 Iga Swiatek served last year.
“The majority of the players don’t feel it’s fair. The majority of the players feel there is favoritism happening. It appears that you can almost affect the outcome if you’re a top player, if you have access to the top lawyers and whatnot. Swiatek and Sinner are innocent unless it’s proven otherwise. Right now they are innocent.
“Sinner’s got a suspension of three months because of the mistakes and the negligence of his team members that are working on the tour. That’s also something that I personally and a lot of players find a bit strange.”
