Wenzel also said Sinner’s ban was “blind to the calendar” amid suggestions from former British No 1 Tim Henman that missing the three months between the Australian Open and the French Open was “too convenient”, and argued that Wada have sought over 60 settlements with athletes since introduce case resolutions in 2021.
While Sinner admitted “partial responsibility” for the mistakes made by his team that led to him twice positive for traces of clostebol, Wada withdrew their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that asked for ban of up to two years following the initial decision by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) not to suspend him.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has defended its handling of Jannik Sinner’s drugs ban, with a senior figure insisting the World No 1’s case was a “million miles away from doping”.
It was announced on Saturday that Sinner had reached a settlement with Wada over a pair of positive drugs tests recorded in March last year that will see the three-time grand slam champion banned for three months.
Wada said Sinner “did not intend to cheat, and that his exposure to clostebol did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit and took place without his knowledge as the result of negligence of members of his entourage”.
