Jannik Sinner addresses anti-doping ruling, staff shakeup: 'A weight lifted off my shoulders' | ESPN 

Haha that’s funny and true!!!

All correct, with one caveat. The reasons why some players have or haven't been banned are at least in some cases not only linked to the amount found but to the ability to show within short deadlines how the substances entered their bodies and how they hadn't done anything wrong. If the Sinner team hadn't understood and explained immediately what had happened, things would have been very different for him, no matter how low the amounts had been. This was their luck, as some players in the past had no clue of how it happened and were therefore unable to defend themselves by showing how they hadn't done anything wrong, either, neither voluntarily nor by negligence.

Too much is too much. When a ball is out, its out

If Sinner is so innocent, then why didn't he fire his physio 5 months ago? Also, no one buys his excuse, he failed TWO drug tests. An Italian player was banned for 4 years for the exact same thing last year and used the same excuse, too!

@@samd7135 which player?

Verissimo 🎉🎉😊😊😊😮 un garçon courageux 🎉🎉forza jannik 🎉sempre !!✌

What makes you think the process and the outcome didn't work as intended (designed)?

The problem is that if they can't identify the source of the contamination, they have to ban the player from playing because they don't know if they're still being contaminated. That's what happened to Halep. She didn't know where the drug came from. Sinner was, in fact, banned instantly. But he immediately identified the source so the ban was lifted.

I like what you said,, when Halep situation a lot of players and media were saying that been handled in bad way , now they should said job done but they love to complicated the problem even more. Jannik all the way 🦊💪🏼🔥

​@@Em.A07 The thing is, people believe that all cases are the same and should last the same. Both ideas are absolutely incorrect, because cases can be very different and some can take much longer than others. Halep's case could have been shorter, that's a fact... There was a lot of time wasted between her hearings with the ITIA, many were postponed for different reasons and she had to wait longer than she should have. But it would have been literally impossible for her case to last the same as Sinner's case, firstly because she denied the first charge, secondly she had 2 different charges against her, and lastly, because even a month after she was notified of the failed test, the ITIA didn't know that she had used Keto MCT, because she forgot to declare its use in the doping control form and during the first interview she had with ITIA

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Yeahh give the Dopeman all GS.. goooo Dopeman yeeeeeahhh

@@srbija.1389. Ma va a cagher...

Да, мороз по коже, Янник необычный человек и это всё так не просто для его поклонников, мы с ним и переживаем за него и уважаем ещё больше.

@@rozaliyanasyrova3050 👏

Great propaganda. Ohh how great Sinner is. He suffered, he is honest, he is.....hahaaaa, this is just what is expected by media, to continue with covering and working on Sinner's innocent image.

@@Sofia-gq9nb The fact that Sinner is innocent is a reality, not an opinion. Inform yourself well before commenting.

@@siottopintor6147 innocent status can be bought. I am informed, but don't believe. He was twice positive and nothing for 5 months. In the meantime he won Cincinati. As you wish, you may believe. I don't.

I think that many other players would wish jannik this, problem is that they should afford a good legal team the economic difference is too much deep sadly

The Italian should be stripped of the 2023 America's Cup helmet and given to Medvedev..

@@tnc137 america's Cup?

​​​@@anto-sk4ce That's not the only difference... If the player isn't fully transparent and cooperative, if the player denies the charges after they're notified they tested positive, if the player asks for a B sample to be tested, if they can't identify the source of contamination or they can't present solid convincing evidence for how the substance entered their body, if they can't proove the usage was accidental, if they don't have an expert opinion to back up their claims, if the ITIA's expert can't reach a consensus with the player's expert opinion, if they don't have a convincing argument supported by the rulebook for the lifting of the provisional suspensions, if the player does anything that damages their credibility... Then the case will be much longer. Like Sinner's case mentions, he was transparent and cooperative since the first minute, he accepted the charges, they could identify immediately where the susbtance came from because Clostebol basically can't be found anywhere else than in those 2 italian skin products most people have at home in the med cabinet, they could explain the mechanism of contamination because the physiotherapist had indeed used the product. That's why his case went so fast, it was a simple case. And also, he's an important player on the tour right now so the authorities clearly prioritised his case, which is unfair for the other players, because all cases should be considered equally important, but its NOT Sinner's fault and it's NOT unfair that his case was handled properly

​​@@anto-sk4ce That's not the only reason his case was short. Some cases are more complicated than others, some investigations take longer, sometimes it's harder to find the source of contamination and to test it to prove that's how it entered the system...

Djokovic et al didn't do anything wrong... Their statements were neutral, they didn't make assumptions, they were not disrespectful, they did not question Sinner's innocence, they were pretty professional... Kyrgios is a completely different case. But it's Kyrgios, it's not a surprise

Why Djokovic? Remove him from your comment

@@fraerot Notice how he expresses his "understanding" of those who are frustrated at the decision, saying "he understands the frustration/sentiments of the other players because of the lack of consistency/ questioning whether they were treated the same" - not exactly a balanced statement is it? just watch the video

@@angelnaydenov2974 yes ...he didn't pick sides which is very professional. . Remember Sharapova, Halep and few others who were at same position but were banned inmidiatly.? It would not be fair to side with one tennis player. And he is right of luck of procedure system. He has tried to create a player union (so ATP and WTA couldn't do one way decission) but was complete sabotage from Nadal and Federer !!! You can say what ever you like about him but he is sacrificing a lot for the young players and always praise them in high volume ALWAYS. P.S when he was young Federer has trash him everytime.

@@fraerot Djokovic hasn't come out all that well. He's been hinting at a diffrent treatment for Sinner without explaining how he was treated differently. When you point the finger at a generic lack of inconsistency you are simply skipping over the differences between cases, and when you talk about different lawyer powers you are ignoring similar cases with the same results by players at the opposite end of the atp ranking.

They found that amount when they tested, that means it was higher at some point before the test.

@@transamination Who knows? How do you know it? it could have been lower.

​@@transaminationI think the expert has considered your point as well. They panel is not stupid when they said he is at no fault because they have considered all factors which includes your point to say that it has no advantage with the part per billion level

​@@transaminationlol he was tested 11 days before and was clean

@@transaminationdates of testing are random

easy with steroids

Juiced

@@OshoLee You kiddies are so predictable.

@@andrewlaidley4707 Explain how you're an expert at anything besides being a hater.

Reminds me of Lance Armstrong when he was first accused. Professionally stage managed and media trained. And equally meaningless

So well put

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Athletes don’t have steroids in their system by accident

@@jonlucente4709 Exactly, there's so many issues in this case that just don't add up and let people be suspicious. Why Sinner's team letting a known doping substance in Italy even get close to him? His physio rubbed his open wound contaminated with it on Sinner's open psoriasis wounds without using gloves? And he only fired this unprofessional, highly incapable physio yesterday when they knew about it since March?

@@mireafelder8194 haha great point

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the world support Sinner

even if he doped delibaratly ???

@@fraerot But what are you saying? It was contamination. The physiotherapist having dressed a wound on one of his fingers, in massage transmitted an infinitesimal part of the molecule considered doping. And that's it. End.

@@siottopintor6147 people are reacting because of different approach to different tennis players. Some careers were over for similar accusation.

Western hypocracy at its best, same substance people for eastern europe are banned

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yeah> how you know that?

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​@@gogigogi8835How do you know any player charged with doping is innocent or not?

Dude, glad you believe Jannik but the Halep and Sharapova case are very different. Sharapova admitted she had been taking her substance for 10 years and admitted she didn’t look at the updated ban list from any agency and was negligent. Halep took a longer time to find out how the drug was administered in her body, however the levels in her body showed a great possibility it had a performance enhancement effect so she had to really prove her innocence. That is the rule! If you don’t know that rule then…

Theoretically, it is possible for a banned substance to enter the body through the skin, but the chances that such passive contamination-like a physiotherapist applying cream to a cut and then massaging a tennis player-would lead to a positive test result are very low. This is because the amount of the substance that a player would absorb through the skin in this manner is usually minimal. Additionally, the metabolism and absorption rate through the skin are generally slower and less effective compared to other methods of intake (e.g., oral or injection). Moreover, most doping tests are designed to detect significant concentrations of banned substances, which typically come from direct and intentional ingestion. For these reasons, claiming that a physiotherapist applied cream to themselves and then massaged the athlete, resulting in a positive doping test, would not be convincing without additional evidence or specific circumstances. Athletes are usually responsible for all substances that enter their body, meaning such an excuse would likely be subject to thorough investigation and probably would not be accepted without very strong proof.

​@@mickaellandry9726Not sure what's your conclusion.

@@mickaellandry9726 The reason provided is barely believable. Also, keeping this as precedent, should all players - who provide food contamination as the reason for a failed drug test - also be declared to be at no fault. This one is a slippery slope, and the frustration of the players is totally warranted.

@@robertingersoll3039 I agree 💯👍!!

Why that?

@@jakw2020first of all amounts of found substance

"Let me massage this open wound" "Let's not let anyone know for 5 months" 😂😂

​@@markopecinovic4475Indeed. It is ridiculous the double standards. What a bs story.

Singer was tested 2x in 6 months on anabolics, if it was Djokovic he would have been banned from all tournaments ,they would crucife him

Also she ingested it which is direct exposure. Here the person who used the spray was the physiotherapist not Jannik. If he had said that he used the spray then he would 100% be banned.

You should comment on a Halep or Sharapova video, not here.

@@bobbyfischerman4811 so why people keep commenting about halep sharapova or djokovic on Sinner videos ???

@@Viktorprj19 because they’re stupid?

Sinner is a champion and totally innocent after a rigorous investigation.

@@nathanrsm73 doper and cheater

doping fraud sadly

I am also so much disappointed at him. I supported him throughout the years, because I sensed a lot of racism against him, and I felt he had to do twice as much as Nadal or Federer in order to get the same respect. I hated that, I supported him and was glad to see him succeeding, most recently for his Olympic gold. But after hearing him hinting at separate treatments (NOT true) I lost so much respect for him.

If other cases have been badly handled in the past, we can just be happy if this one has been better handled. Or shouldwe be happy to see athlets destropyed before being acquitted months later. Also the amount of substance makes the difference. In the case of Sinner it was so small that couldn't be considered doping.

I guess Shapovalov is frustrated for not being as good as predicted for him. There is no way this case was "handled" differently. This case was different because, as opposed to that of other players (who don't show up to controls or cannot timely provide justifications consistent to facts) facts, not protocols, were different

T​@@ManOnJupiter2 exactly so!

is twice..but the tests was one right after the other in the a week..8 days in between to be precise

Cahill explained that they figured it out when they Said that the test had resulted positive, because they didnt even notice this At The moment of the contamination

@anto-sk4ce thank you, I understand. I'm not blaming Sinner and I don't think he cheated: I'm trying to understand the sequence of events, especially with how forthright his team was with the officials. This is the other problem, transparency. I wish there would be a detailed report somewhere from the Anti-dopinf officials for the common man to read

Jannik said they knew right away how this happened so I’m wondering if they knew that substance was in the spray when his physio treated him with it…..it’s an over the counter legal substance in Italy. It seems like they knew at the time they were using it.

Well, just to clarify... the physio used the cream on HIMSELF, not on Sinner, and it LATER transferred to Sinner during the massage. They wouldn't have realised there was transference at all if he hadn't tested positive.

@@morapelimokokomali7907 there IS a detailed report. ITIA website.

Djokovic was actually neutral in his response not siding with anyone which as the most senior of the tennis players like a father thats how he should speak

@lanacastillo49 yea nothing against him. He answered it fine. Its a tough question cause everyone wants it fair. I dont oppose guys like Djokovic, nadal, federer, alcaraz getting special treatment because they are legends. Alcaraz is already a top tier talent that has 4 majors and rising. Guys like this deserve to be treated differently because they are different. In terms of stuff about cheating, thats a whole different story

So far all the players who have given their thoughts on the Sinner's case on press conferences have been absolutely respectful and professional

​@@cavon_08He obviously can't tell the difference because all players have been very professional

So now is it okay to dope smaller amounts?

Delusional

​@@BigbanggbigNah, completely true and obvious for anyone who is not from a western country.

crybaby

fr 😂😂 the haters are fukn miserable wth​@@Bigbanggbig

Carlos and Nole responded pretty professionally and neutrally

Western hypocracy at its best, same substance people for eastern europe are banned

@@rickrivers2021 yep 👍 Carlos and Nole are the best!! I hope one of them wins!!

@@user-zd7cc5xc1s Id like to see Wawrinka, or Monfils, or Schwartzman but for more realistic (if still unlikely) Im pulling for Berretinni

actually they were not against him

For what? No damage to be controlled

@@ritira20mila Hahah yes there is, he already suffered image damage in the media and among many players. Many view him as a doper now, which, technically he is, whether he was aware or not no excuse.

@@pistolpetetcevery single person I know that I’ve talked about this case with thinks it’s all a cover up lol. We had a whole WhatsApp group discussion with about ~20 people about this and not a single soul believed this story. I don’t know who these people are who are believing it but my personal experience has been complete opposite.

@@aval964 True true, same here. But there is Italians who support the Sinner (pun intended), Fedal fans, and other fans of the establishment (mainly americans and western europeans).😂

@@pistolpetetc had a IG commenter say I’ll be su*d for slandrr for defending Alcaraz and saying he is not sinners friend but his colleague and it’s not his responsibility to defend sinner for his mess and irresponsible behaviour of sinners team and the fact that he tested positive twice for clostebol. Further it seems a lot of people are taking any criticism or negative comments on sinner personally and I’m very confused about what this phenomenon is.

Cheater

💯 agree!! I used to like Sinner, but yeah I've lost all respect for him.

You can give that some time. It's only been a week since he himself got off the hook, let alone think about advocating for changing a system he's navigating through for the first time

@@gauravgummaraju what a load of BS!! All Sinner cares about is himself!! Always playing the victim!! Absolutely disgusting, while he watches other players suffer!!

​@@user-zd7cc5xc1sanother phenomenon 🤡🤡

@@user-zd7cc5xc1s so what u want is, every player shud be treated unfairly?

*The BBC and other western media would have conducted an investigation and we would not have had to learn 4-5 months later TWO positive tests in the case of Novak.* If that was Djokovic it would have been plastered all over news headlines straight away.. he would have been discriminated and shamed he can’t even look at someone sideways without being judged! Hypocrites morons and disguting double standard. I am very sure it would have been a different story if Jannik Sinner was from outside Western Europe

*"There also a different part we have to see is the amount I had in my body, which is 0.000000001, so there are a lot of zeroes before coming up a 1," said Jannik Sinner* I would like to remind people that Alberto Contador (cycling) in his time had been controlled for a quantity of clenbuterol 20 times lower. 50 picograms found in the urine of the Spaniard, that is to say 50 thousandths of a billionth of a gram or 0.000000000050 grams.🙄 And he was suspended, despite his attempted food contamination excuse. But not all sports are treated or handle doping in the same way.

An army?! You don`t read much, do you. The whole proceding was very questionable. And CAS can still pick up the whole case. Several doping experts here in Germany questioned the explanations given by Sinners team aswell. And we know something about doping here, since we had Jan Ulrich and many, many others that were found guilty after claiming for years they were innocent..

@@scottipippen6554 Fakt ist dass er spielen darf, gell? und bitte nicht Radfahren mit Tennis vergleichen denn es geht um zwei verschiedene Sportarten die von verschiedenen Insitutionen reguliert sind.

​@@scottipippen6554 blame the system, not the innocent player.

@@RamZar50 ok. Now Djokovic is guilty because Sinner used doping....everybody but not Sinner. It is ok to support him, to be his fan etc...but it is outrageous to found guilty everybody else (Sharapova, Errani, Halep,...etc) but not SINner. He used banned supstance. Twice found positive. Full stop. Our opinions will not changed that.

@@Sofia-gq9nb Rules are the same for everybody under ITIA. You have to show how a banned substance got into your system. Sinner’s team did that and the judges and scientific experts agreed. Additionally, clostebol found in his system was less than a billionth of a gram which does NOT enhance performance.

@@Sofia-gq9nbfor further clarification, in sports when they conduct these tests they always do multiple samples. If I test you for marijuana Monday and then again next week, if you were positive then; you’ll be positive again.

​@@Sofia-gq9nb no sinner non ha fatto doping. Punto. Quantità irrisoria. Djokovic poteva sostenere di più in giovane che ha subito un errore così incredibile e in modo inconsapevole del suo, staff. Poteva spendere più parole di sostegno, tutto qua. È fatto così,uno squalo da gara, e basta

It doesn’t seems that the reputation of Zverev changed, with the tiny difference that Zverev is a domestic abuser

Even after a clear explanation that has been accepted. Predominantly prejudicial individuals may affect his reputation, but the levels of the substance were so low.

@@dubbelhelix That the levels were low at the time of testing is generally not an argument, ever. Doping works in cycles, microdoses, masking agents etc. This is not in regards to Sinner specifically but just to counter the very narrowminded argument that low levels detected means innocence. But Sinners PR has done a good job of putting it into peoples heads.

@@francesco7649firstly have you seen the kind of stuff people say about Zverev? lol. A lot of People despise him regardless of what the outcome of his case was. As for sinner, a lot of people now think he is a doper- social media is flooded with such comments. I am not accusing him, just informing you about the reality of this situation. Yes this label will follow him no matter what. It doesn’t matter what you believe or not, the court of public opinion is not something that can be swayed once the cat is out of the box. Also in sports, doping label is the worst and people don’t forget that easily. Especially in the day and age of internet, it will be brought up routinely.

Physio are not athletes they can used any kind of substances. Also if easy to get in Italy as it’s a common spray and they claim it as outside the box.

1. He didnt allow it, but gave the spray to Naldi for personal rule. Its between him and Naldi what warnings he gave him. Naldi mistake was to think it was ok to use on himself while not thinking of cantamination Resks. 2. He would say they wanted to first know all the details from the investigation. But ofcourse there was no other way. 3. This allowed and normal. The pool of lawyers with such expertise is small so they are being hired by different sides.

Kyrgios wasn’t convicted therefore he is innocent sinner was convicted different

Djokovic is one of most tested players so stop with the assumptions.

It seems you are still haunted with his Olympic gold victory....😂😂😂

If Djokovic was in sinner's position ATP establishment would have banned him for life including stripping away every trophy he won. Sinner should consider himself lucky that he is still playing.

​@@jashwanth9999Not true. Djokovic would be treated like any other players. Stop being a victim.

​@@tonibrown8166 Didn't he refuse a test at Davis Cup.

A doper, lolz.

I dont think he did, but this is a bad argument. Most tennis PEDS increase stamina, they aren't for strength

He actually buffed up quite a bit over the off-season (for his standards)

@@rickrivers2021 bad argument? what are you talking about? You can't make the difference between an argument and a joke? 🤣😂

​@@rickrivers2021 Clostebol is an anabolic steroid, it's supposed to help build muscle mass and strength, not stamina. I say supposed because it's one of the weakest AAS you could use, that's one of the reasons the tribunal ruled in Sinner's favor, the concentration in his sample was so stupidly low that it couldn't have had any effect at all It's WAY more useful for dermatological use (skin products) to treat burns, abrasions, cuts, etc. It accelerates the formation of scar tissue on wounds. In Italy it's pretty common to have Trofodermin at home in the medicine cabinet

You are absolutely right, no muscle anywhere. It's odd even thinking he may have used something which he clearly didn't.

Too bad it's not a story because there is a picture of his trainer with bandages... Sorry hater, try again

who? Sinner? Hardly. Sinner has been speaking on this for a total of 25 minute in interviews... He has tennis on his mind, not this BS

And you look even more ridiculous.

Yup, again, PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT, all the way through, even in the media.

Absolutely NOT for the same or less, what are you talking about?

@ritira20mila Troicki got 12 months for not testing even he got exclusion. So no dope in blood but punished for 1 year after long trial. Is that fair?

It’s an obvious coverup

yeah the sinner is the victim lmao

The process is transparent according to the rules, the problem is no one read the rules and has assumed it’s a double standard without pointing out the differences.

Patrick McEnroe such a lies

@@jonlucente4709 Sinner isn’t Fed, Rafa, Serena or Sharapova. He’s a new champion. He’s not THAT important.

A week ago Sinner was a fan favourite, one of the most beloved players on the tour and now... well he's not

Haters obviously failed miserably in their lifes so are happy to spend their time trying to discredit good and honest people who unlike them made it. It's the same old story.

Ofc, from an italian. 😂

lol

Don't look at the finger pointing at the moon: study how the banned substance works. Wada has scientifically proven that traces of Clostebol can be found in the body up to 30 days after a CONTAMINATION. The second test took place seven days after the first, in the meantime the physiotherapist continued to use the spray for his finger injury. More information, less 😡,

😂😂😂, non hai capito nulla

If a substance enters your body and you are tested twice over a short period of time, it doesn’t mean you “ did it twice”.

Obviously you know nothing about doping and about the process despite thorough experts'explanations.

He didn’t do it twice, he was tested twice in the span of a week to check it it wasn’t a false positive. As they all do when there is a positive test. And was still in this body in trace amounts.

How has this been unfair for Halep and Sharapova according to the rules? In 2016, there was a rule that allowed the public announcing of the banned substance findings if the athlete won their appeal, which would also lift provisional suspensions. Sinner had to prove to independent bodies what and how the administration of the drug was not intentional and how he abided by anti-doping protocols. Sharapova ADMITTED to using the banned substances and didn’t change course when the substance Meldoium was banned and the agencies reported them being banned (negligence in not paying attention to the banned substances updates). It tooo Simon’s Halep a while to find out the facts of what and how she was administered and how that drug was unintentionally administered into her body!

Halep and Sharapova were not a similar offense

Authorities must explain their reasons to skip provisional suspension.

@@adrianam1009 they didn’t skip the provisional suspension. He was suspended for 3 days where he couldn’t practice until they lifted the provisional suspension!

Every case is unique otherwise there wouldn't even be an investigation and the judge should always issue the same outcome for everyone. If you are charged with an offense, not because other people were found guilty of the same offence then you should necessarily be declared guilty. It doesn't work like that because it would make no sense whatsoever.