Sinner, hearing at Tas on 16 and 17 April for the Clostebol case

Lausanne, 10 January 2025 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Tas) has set the dates for the hearing for the arbitration procedure World Anti-Doping Agency against Jannik SinnerThe proceedings will be held behind closed doors on 16 17 and April at the Tas headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. "No interested party has requested a public hearing: this will therefore take place behind closed doors", the Tas specified.

Jannik Sinner, 23 years old, number 1 in the world

"Jannik Sinner he was not treated differently from the others. Every case is different: people often confuse the process with the outcome." andrea gaudenzi he commented on the story of the world number one, who is now awaiting the decision of the CAS following the positive test for an infinitesimal quantity of clostebol last March.

In an interview with the Australian news agency AAP, the president of the ATP he explained that the procedure was carried out "according to the rules". On the matter, Gaudenzi explained, "I honestly believe that there has been a lot of misinformation and it is a shame. I am 100% certain that there was no preferential treatment. The trial was conducted according to the book, according to the rules, from Itia".

That is, the International Tennis Integrity Unit, which deals with controls and related sanctions as provided for by the world anti-doping code and from the Wada list of prohibited substances. This had reconstructed the story, ascertaining that the contamination It had occurred through contact between number 1 and a member of his staff, the osteopath Giacomo Naldi, who was treating a wound on his hand with a cream containing the prohibited substance. Precisely for this reason the Italian had not received a suspension following the athlete's immediate appeal, but the points earned in the tournament had been taken away Indian Wells.