Two weeks ago, Sinner "reached an agreement" with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ban him from three months. This result made well-known coachesPatrick MoratoglouShocked.
Review of the Sinner Drug Test Positive Case:
The case was originally scheduled to be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in April, but last week WADA announced that it had reached a settlement with Sinner and that he would be banned for three months.
As soon as the results were revealed, the tennis world reacted strongly, with highly respected coach Mouratoglou sharing his opinion on Instagram, stating:
"I think Sinner's case is a huge scandal. It's not a question of whether he's guilty or not, it's more about how the anti-doping agency handles the situation. Everyone felt that there was a double standard, and it was clear that there was. ”
"First of all, it's extremely unlikely that he's doping [deliberately] – that's my personal opinion – I don't think he would have that at all, I don't think his mindset would have allowed him to dope. Secondly, when such a low level of a banned drug is detected in a person, in 90% (or even more) of cases, it is contaminated. So, at this point the athlete is the victim, and that's why I think he's innocent. ”
The Frenchman believes that Sinner's case was initially "covered up" because the public did not learn that he had tested positive for drugs until last August.
He added:
When an athlete tests positive for drugs, in all cases, it is the anti-doping (agency) that makes a public statement. Once the statement is released, the athlete is provisionally suspended, meaning he can't compete again – until the case is over and a decision is made on whether he is guilty or not.
In Sinner's case, the International Tennis Integrity Agency decided to cover it up, not publicly announcing that he had tested positive for drugs, nor saying that he had been suspended as they had done with other athletes. So, it's clearly a double standard.
We want a clean sports environment, and if there is a double standard based on the identity of the athlete, there will be no clean sports environment. Should only focus on, 'Is this athlete doping?' Yes or no? ’
The International Tennis Integrity Agency initially said they found Sinner "not at fault or negligent" and found him innocent, much to the displeasure of Moratoglou.
He continued:
Second, five months later, they decided to go public the news that he had tested positive for drugs five months earlier, while also saying that he was not guilty. But in other cases, once there is a public statement that an athlete has tested positive for drugs, the athlete is considered guilty. So for five or six months, or even a year or two in some cases, for everyone, the athlete is doping, and during that time, the athlete can't compete anymore.
That means he can't get points, he can't get bonuses, but more importantly, he can't compete for so long, and in some cases, his career is over, so they're ruining an athlete's career. And in Sinner's case, again, there was no statement at first, and when a statement was issued five months later, it said that he was not guilty.
The timing of the three-month ban has undoubtedly raised questions, with the ban lasting from Feb. 9 to Mar. 4.
Mouratoglou said it was "an arrangement" so that Sinner could compete at the Australian Open and then return home for the ATP1000 Masters, the Italian Open, and two weeks later the French Open.
During the Australian Open, we learned that Sinner would be hearing by the World Anti-Doping Agency in April, so we thought it would be like a real trial that would assess the case and decide whether he was guilty or not.
As soon as the Australian Open ended, just six weeks before he was supposed to be heard, they decided to ban him for three months and ruled after consulting with him.There is no hearing, no review of the case,And the decision is ideal for him, as he can play in the Australian Open – and even win the tournament – and can safely play in the next Grand Slam tournament, the French Open in late May and early June.
So, it looks like they've made an arrangement to make it look like he's been banned for a while, but not for too long, so that he can play in a Grand Slam tournament. And, if you think about it, he, as an Italian, will be able to return to Rome before the French Open,So it looks more like a ploy. It looks like a mockery of justice,I understand that other athletes would think, 'So where is the justice?' ’
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