Novak Djokovic informed reporters in Australia that he “isn’t questioning whether or not Jannik Sinner took the banned substance deliberately or not” however famous that he’s “actually pissed off” with the truth that nobody knew something concerning the Italian and Iga Swiatek till the investigation of their doping circumstances concluded.
Only a week earlier than the beginning of the US Open, the ITIA introduced that the top-ranked ATP participant twice examined constructive for clostebol in March.
Nonetheless, Sinner did not get a day of suspension after his rationalization was accepted and the ruling said that he wasn’t in charge for what occurred.
Then in late November – after the WTA Finals and Billie Jean King Cup Finals – the ITIA revealed that Swiatek’s pattern from August got here again as constructive for trimetazidine and that she was provisionally suspended for 22 days after the US Open.
In contrast to the Italian tennis star, the Pole did get a symbolic one-month ban – which expired through the offseason.
Djokovic: Pissed off to see Sinner’s case stored at the hours of darkness for 5 months
“I have been actually pissed off … to see we have been stored at the hours of darkness for at the least 5 months (on the Jannik case),” the document 24-time Grand Slam champion mentioned on the Brisbane Worldwide.
“The ATP hasn’t actually talked in depth about it. Why have they stored that case away from the general public?
“We see Simona Halep’s case on the WTA Tour, now Iga’s case. It is not picture for our sport.
“I am simply questioning the way in which the system works and why sure gamers aren’t handled the identical as others. Perhaps some rating causes are behind it or some gamers have extra monetary backing and stronger authorized groups to deal with these circumstances.”
The ITIA confronted a sure backlash over their dealing with of the Sinner and Swiatek circumstances and a few went so far as to say that double requirements had been concerned.
However Djokovic is by far the most important title to publicly name for some solutions relating to these doping circumstances.
