Jannik Sinner is into the US Open Final having been cleared after testing positive twice for banned substance clostabol. WADA are still able to appeal the ruling by the ITIA and have asked additional questions regarding the decision making already.

We have all had time to unpack his doping case, giving rise to a number of questions around the way the case was handled and how the decision was reached. The biggest question being - did he get preferential treatment and why was no fault found when his professional physio used a product on Sinner widely known in Italy to be on the banned list.

In these cases 2 years bans are imposed due to the rules being your team are an extension of yourself and the player is held responsible for the actions of their team.

The story so far:
World Number One Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for the substance in March during his semi-final run in Indian Wells but has been cleared of any wrongdoing

The Italian tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clostebol - a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass and a derivative of testosterone.

Another sample taken eight days later also tested positive for the same metabolite.

A provisional suspension was applied automatically but, as Sinner challenged it successfully, he was able to keep playing.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) found Sinner was contaminated with the substance by his physiotherapist.

Naldi applied an over-the-counter spray available in Italy to a cut on his own hand and had then carried out treatments on Sinner.

Sinner was cleared of fault or negligence by an independent tribunal last week, but he will lose the ranking points and prize money from his semi-final run at Indian Wells.

“I will now put this challenging and deeply unfortunate period behind me," Sinner said in a statement"


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