Jannik Sinner still does not know his fate regarding the doping case. The world number 1 thought that this ugly story had ended in August, when ITIA had acknowledged his full innocence shortly before the start of the US Open.
The previous months had been very stressful for the Italian ace, who had spent several sleepless nights and had an illness on the eve of his match against Daniil Medvedev at the Wimbledon Championships.
When WADA announced that it had appealed against the acquittal, everyone was speechless and Jannik himself could not hide his disappointment. The trial before the CAS in Lausanne will not take place before February 11, 2025, which is why Sinner will have to defend his title at the Australian Open without knowing his future yet.
If found guilty, the 2-time Grand Slam champion will suffer a ban of 12 to 24 months which could be very heavy on his image. Although WADA director Olivier Niggli has hypothesized some changes regarding cases of minimal contamination (also due to the positivity of Iga Swiatek), Sinner risks suffering a sanction that is far too heavy.
In his last press conferences in 2024, the world No. 1 said that he will cooperate with the authorities as he has done in recent months and…
