Jannik Sinner absolutely SLUGGING the ball against Bu in Beijing. Such clean power with pinpoint accuracy. Followed up with the most delicate drop shot. Power + court craft. Sneaky fox. 🇮🇹🦊
“That would make him the worst dumbest doper”: Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters on WADA's Sinner appeal
ATPTuesday, 01 October 2024 at 19:30
Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick discussed WADA’s appeal against Jannik Sinner following two positive doping tests for Clostebol. The World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed on Thursday, September 25, that it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision to leave Sinner unsanctioned.
A few weeks ago, just before the US Open, the CAS determined that Sinner was innocent due to negligence after an investigation revealed minimal contamination of his blood caused by his physiotherapist. The physiotherapist applied a cream containing the substance to his own hands and later treated Sinner without gloves, allowing small amounts of Clostebol to enter the world No. 1’s body.
WADA believes the finding of “no fault or negligence” for Sinner was not correct under the applicable rules. They are pushing for a one- to two-year suspension. Unlike other players in doping cases, Sinner was not suspended from the Tour and only lost points and prize money from Indian Wells.
As the controversy reignites weeks after the US Open, Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters discussed WADA's appeal on the American's podcast.
"My opinion was basically, Jannik Sinner to put what is now going to be a Hall of Fame career at risk for no physical benefit,” Roddick said. “In my mind, that would have made him the worst dumbest doper that had ever lived, right? And I just don’t see a world where he would intentionally take on that amount of risk for no benefit.”
The 2003 US Open champion then asked the 4-time Grand Slam champion if she agreed with his view. Clijsters, who spoke with Sinner at Flushing Meadows, said she trusts in his innocence: “I think you summed it up very well. It’s a very tough situation to form an opinion on. I agreed; my opinion hasn’t changed since I spoke to him at the US Open,” the Belgian former world No. 1 commented.
“I think, or my feeling at the moment is that WADA needs to prove a point or make sure that in the future, this negligence issue doesn’t get used to actually do things wrong.”
Clijsters added, “I think it’s more about protecting the reputation of the anti-doping committee, and WADA needs to go further with this to ensure that negligence doesn’t become an excuse used by other players—saying, ‘Oh, I didn’t know my coach did this,’ or, ‘I didn’t know my trainer did something.’ My feeling is they almost have to pursue this to stay relevant.”
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