Furthermore, the ITIA handled this 1000x better than the butcher job with Simona.. Jannik is about as good a person that exists on tour. At least read the report before you pass judgement.
John Millman's take on tennis' recent controversy: Sinner did no sin
ATPThursday, 22 August 2024 at 11:06
Former Australia player John Millman has defended the International
Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for their decision in the case of world number
one Jannik Sinner. The 23-year-old is already regarded as one of the best players
currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category, along with Spain’s
Carlos Alcaraz and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.
Sinner has recently been involved in a controversy as he
narrowly escaped a ban after being tested positive for banned substance, not
once but twice. The decision of the ITIA has received severe criticism from
some quarters of the tennis community, including some active players such as
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Canada’s Denis Shapovalov.
However, former Australian player Millman was recently
quoted in a report where he defended ITIA’s decision. The 35-year-old was of the opinion that the organisation which made a blunder while handing a four-year ban to former women’s world number one Simona Halep, which was later overturned, made the right call.
"Before jumping to conclusions, Jannik Sinner had less
than a billionth of a gram in his system... I believe him 100 percent... maybe
we should change threshold cater for contamination. Finally why the uproar for
this when we allow athletes in all sports, including tennis, to abuse
TUE’s?" he wrote in a post on social media platform X — previously known
as Twitter. “Furthermore, the ITIA handled this 1000x better than the butcher
job with Simona. Jannik is about as good a person that exists on tour. At least
read the report before you pass judgement.”
Sinner is going through an impressive campaign where he won
his first Grand Slam title after beating Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in the final
in a five-set thriller with a score of 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3. His most recent
appearance came in the Cincinnati Open where he lifted the title after beating
America’s Frances Tiafoe in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-2.
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