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Sinner’s former physio to blame for failed dope tests, says ex-physical trainer

World number one Jannik Sinner’s former physical trainer Umberto Ferrara said on Thursday he was blameless in the case of the three-time Grand Slam champion testing positive twice for a banned substance. Ferrara, in his first public remarks on the scandal, laid the blame squarely at the door of Sinner’s former physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi. Naldi did not deny he had been told, but he said he could not recall.” Ferrara said he did not know Naldi had been gloveless and also not washed his hands after using the spray when he treated Sinner, especially after “the warnings he had given him”. Sinner’s suspension ends on May 4, allowing him to return in time for the French Open, the second Grand Slam event of the year.

The Hindu

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