Sinner and the disqualification, Wada speaks: “It is not doping”

The International Tennis Integrity Agency last year decided not to suspend Italian. Wada has announced that it has appealed to the refereeing court of sport (Tas) and to have asked for a disqualification for one to two years. However, Wada then announced last Saturday that it had agreed with an immediate three -month disqualification. Sinner’s suspension was taken on February 9 and will end on May 4, allowing the South Tyrolean to participate in Roland Garros, according to Slam season.

The sanction was criticized by today’s players, including Novak Djokovic, and yesterday. The general consultant of Wada, Ross Wenzel, defends the extent of the sanction: “It is right” for what happened. “This case was one million miles from doping,” he told BBC Sport. “The scientific feedback that we received was that this could not be a case of intentional doping”.

“Wada has received messages from those who believe that the sanction was too severe. If some say that the measure is unfair towards the athlete and others who say that it is not severe enough, perhaps it is an indication that, although it will not be popular with all, the sanction was right. When we examine these cases, we try to examine them technically, operationally and we do not do it with the fear of what the public will say, politicians or anyone else, “he says.