US Open 2024: Roger Federer weighs in on Jannik Sinner doping controversy after world No 1 failed two tests for banned steroid
Roger Federer believes Jannik Sinner was lucky to escape a ban after the world No 1 twice tested positive for a banned steroid. The Italian entered this US Open under a cloud after the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the failed tests but confirmed that an independent tribunal had accepted that the contamination occurred during a massage from his physiotherapist. Though Sinner was docked 400 ranking points and $250,000 dollars, he was found to bear ‘no fault or negligence’ after testing positive for clostebol in March. Roger Federer has weighed in on the doping controversy surrounding tennis star Jannik Sinner The world No 1 escaped a ban despite failing two anti-doping tests earlier this year 'I understand the frustration of, "Has he been treated the same as others?"'
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