Tennis-WADA settlement on three-month ban not unique to Sinner case, says chief counsel


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 26, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner after winning the final against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

(Reuters) - Jannik Sinner accepting an immediate three-month ban after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is not unique to the case of the men's world number one, WADA's chief counsel said.

Sinner was cleared of wrongdoing after testing positive for the anabolic agent clostebol but accepted the ban after WADA was ready to appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where he risked a suspension of up to two years.

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