Jannik Sinner: World No 1 banned from tennis for three months over doping case after reaching agreement with WADA

15 February 2025, 09:34 | Updated: 15 February 2025, 11:58

World No 1 Jannik Sinner will serve a three-month ban from tennis after reaching an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following two positive drug tests in 2024.

The Italian has accepted a period of ineligibility that suspends him from playing from February 9 until May 4, meaning he can return ahead of the next Grand Slam, with the French Open starting on May 25.

The latest twist to the contentious case was almost immediately criticised on social media by 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios, who said the perceived leniency of the agreement showed that "fairness in tennis does not exist".

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