Tennis-Players on edge after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 23 Dec 2024

Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Final - Italy v Netherlands - Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain - November 24, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning the Davis Cup Finals after winning his singles match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

BENGALURU (Reuters) - As Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek prepare for the new season after a year in which they fell foul of doping rules, positive drug tests due to contamination are a genuine fear for many of their fellow professionals.

The star duo spent small fortunes on quickly proving how the banned substances had entered their systems but other players, many of whom do not have huge financial resources at their disposal, are understandably jittery.

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