JANNIK SINNER OF TENIS BETTER CLASSIFIED ACCEPT A TRANS PROHIBITION OF THREE MONTHS WEEKS AFTER THE VICTORY OF THE AUSTRALIA OPEN

Better classified male tennis tennis Jannik Sinner It has been suspended by the World Ant-Antopaje (AMA) agency after twice positive for an anabolic steroid forbidden almost a year ago. The news of the prohibition occurs only weeks after professional Italian tennis won his third Grand Slam title.

Wada announced in a statement on Saturday that agrees with the conclusion of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), which found that Sinner had not intentionally used a prohibited substance For competitive gain.

“Wada accepts the athlete’s explanation about the cause of violation as described in the first instance decision,” reads the statement.

Click here for more sports coverage at Foxnews.com

“Wada accepts that Mr. Sinner did not intend to cheat, and that his exposure to Closalebole did not provide any benefit to improve performance and took place without his knowledge as a result of the negligence of the members of his entourage.”

Sinner, 23, tested for low levels of clostebol metabolite, a prohibited anabolic steroid that can be used for ophthalmological and dermatological use, in March 2024. Eight days after the Indian well tournament, Sinner again put positive again in A sample of competition.

According to the initial findings of the ITIA, Sinner explained that he had positive after receiving a massage from a coach who had used a free sale spray containing closstebole to treat a small wound after cutting his own finger.

Jannik Sinner wins the Australia Open for the second consecutive time

While Wada accepted the explanation without guilt, the organization said that the three -month suspension was necessary since “an athlete is responsible for the negligence of the entourage.” Wada had initially challenged the IIA decision for not suspension and was looking for a minimum of one year prohibition before accepting to settle with a three -month suspension.

Wada said that Sinner’s victories would not be terminated in this case due to the findings of the ITIA that the positive results of the tests had not provided a competitive advantage.

Sinner issued a statement on Saturday accepting the discipline of the AMA.

“This case had been hanging on me for almost a year and the process still had a lot of time to run with a decision, maybe only at the end of the year,” he said. “I have always accepted that I am responsible for my team and I realize that the strict Wada rules are an important protection for the sport I love. On that basis I have accepted Wada’s offer to solve these procedures on the basis of a sanction three months. “

Click here to get the Fox News application

The Sinner doping scandal has received mixed reactions from the tennis community, but Saturday’s announcement found an overwhelming disappointment of the largest stars of the sport.

Among the most open critics was The Australian tennis star Nick Kryrgios.

“So the bride goes out and says that it would be a prohibition of 1-2 years,” Kryrgios said in a publication about X. “Obviously, the team of sinners has done everything that is in their possession to move forward and take a prohibition 3 months, without lost titles, without a lost prize.

The Sinner suspension will last until May 4. Italy’s open or any of the remaining Grand Slam tournaments will not be lost.

Associated Press contributed to this report.

Follow Fox News Digital’s Sports coverage in xand subscribe to The Fox News Sports Huddle Bulletin.