Jannik Sinner had 'sleepless nights' as world No. 1 discusses chaos of doping saga
Jannik Sinner has addressed his positive doping test results.
Jannik Sinner has revealed the stress of his doping charge caused “sleepless nights” and his early defeat at Wimbledon.
The world No. 1 will face world No. 140 Mackenzie McDonald at the US Open on Tuesday in his first match since he was cleared of blame for two positive tests for a banned substance in March.
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An independent tribunal accepted Sinner’s explanation that traces of the anabolic steroid clostebol had entered his body via a massage from his former physio Giacomo Naldi.
But the Australian Open champion, who needed a medical timeout when he lost to Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, told ESPN: "It had an impact because I was often ill, I didn't feel much energy on the court, I think we saw this at Wimbledon for example.
"I went through sleepless nights thinking about it, and had some physical problems perhaps related to this. There were very difficult moments on the court, I didn't feel like myself, I wasn't happy.
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"The process was very long and with time you feel a greater weight, the great wait for the end, the arrival of the results, it wasn't an easy period, but now I'm happy.
"But now I just want to move on, I'm not saying that everything will be ok straight away. but I hope to feel happy on the court again.".
Sinner tested positive twice in March of this year during the Indian Wells tournament. He was notified of the positive test results after the Miami Open.
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Players who test positive for a non-specified substance automatically receive a provisional suspension, which they have the right to appeal. Sinner received automatic suspensions after both tests but he was successfully able to appeal both and was allowed to keep playing as a result.
His explanation for the contamination was accepted as credible and the International Tennis Integrity Agency did not oppose his appeals to continue playing. An independent tribunal was held less than two weeks ago, concluding that the world No. 1 bore no fault or negligence.
