A tennis player with the highest rating Jannik Griner He accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and stated that the agreement ended a case that “hangs over me” on Saturday, as two of his positive doping tests were almost a year ago.
Water, which sought to ban the three -time big helmet champion at least one year, challenged the decision of the International Tennis Intelligence Agency Don't suspend the sinner For what Jetia suggests, it was accidental pollution by the prohibited anabolic steroid in March last year.
Explanation of the sinner – that the traces of the number of keyboards in his doping -Navor was associated with the massage of the coach, which used the substance after cutting his own finger – was accepted.
The terms mean that a 23-year-old Italian does not miss a single big helmet tournament. The next major season, which will open, begins on May 25.
“This case hung for me for almost a year, and in the process there was still a long time to run with the decision, perhaps only at the end of the year,” – a sinner who won the Australian open In January, the message said. “I have always admitted that I am responsible for my team and understand that strict water rules are an important protection for the sport that I love. On this basis I accepted the water offer to solve these procedures based on a three -month sanction.”
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In Montreal Wada appealed the ruling of it in the arbitration court in Switzerland in Lausanne. He officially recalled the appeal.
“Water takes an explanation of the athlete in the violation case, as it is outlined in the decision of the first instance. Water admits that Mr. sin does not intend to cheat, and that its impact on clostebol has not provided any benefit that increases the performance and passed To pass without his knowledge as a result of the negligence of his entourage, “the statement said on Saturday.
“However”, “” Statement Wada Continuation, “According to the Code and the CAS precedent, the athlete is responsible for the negligence of entourage. Based on the unique set of facts of this case, a three -month suspension is considered appropriate. As mentioned earlier, water did not seek disqualification of any results, except what was previously imposed by the tribunal of the first instance. “
Water added that the International Tennis and Itia Federation, “both employees of the Wada CAS appeal, none of which appealed against the decision of the first instance, both made an agreement on the case.”
The ATP excursion pointed to the water confirmation that the sinner “did not intend to violate the anti -doping rules and did not gain competitive advantage.”
“This case is an important reminder of the players' responsibility for carefully manage the products and procedures they or their entourage use,” the governing body in the Saturday statement added.
On Friday, the sinner posted Video on Instagram He trains in Doha's Open Qatar, which starts next week. He also had to play at the Las Vegas exhibition next month.
Suspension from February 9 to May 4.
The sinner could return to his home tournament, the Italian Open Championship in Rome, which starts on May 7.
The President of the Italian Tennis and the Padel Federation Angela Binagagi noted that while the case was “shameful injustice”, the ban on the “end of a nightmare” for the sinner.
Binags adds that the settlement “demonstrates Yanka's innocence” and that “all Italy” welcomes it back in the Italian open air.
ITIA stated that she acknowledged the settlement, but in her statement on Saturday she once again confirmed that “we were convinced that the player had established a source of the forbidden substance and that the violation was unintentional. Today's result supports this conclusion.”
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The processing of the sinner's case raised questions about double standards. Positive tests were publicly disclosed until August, as the sinner successfully turned to the fact that he was temporarily forbidden to play. He then won the US open in September. Novak Djokovic said he agreed that “lack of sequence”.
In late November five -time main champion Iga SwiaTek accepted a one -month suspension After checking the positive on the forbidden substance trimesidine. In August SwiaTek, in the world # 2, failed the drug test, and itia accepted its explanation that it was inadvertently.
In the single rating, the sin is currently headed by Alexander Zverev for 3 695 points.
The sinner can lose 1600 points from the ban: 1000 points from its open title in Miami last March; 400 points from reaching the semi -finals of Monte Carlo masters in April last year; and 200 points from reaching the Madrid open quarter -finals.
If the beast wins several titles while the sinner is out, the German can take over the rating # 1.