MADRID, 17 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Tenista Serbio Novak Djokovic has assured that the majority of players from the circuit “do not” just “the three -month sanction to Italian Jannik Sinner, number one in the world, and consider that there is” favoritism “, in addition to indicating that” no There is coherence or transparency “when addressing doping cases in sport.
“Most of the players I have talked to in the costumes, not only in recent days, but also in recent months, are not happy with the way this process has been handled,” he said at a press conference at a press conference After his victory in double with Spanish Fernando Verdasco in the Doha tournament.
Last Saturday, the Italian Jannik Sinner accepted a suspension of three months after positive twice for clostebol in anti -doping controls during March 2024, during the Indian Wells Masters 1,000. However, an independent court, at the request of the International Agency for Integrity of Tennis (ITIA), ruled in August that the player had no “fault or negligence.”
In spite The performance “and occurred” without their knowledge “as a result of the” negligence of the members of their environment. ” To avoid going to trial, Sinner accepted the three -month sanction proposed by the AMA, which will keep him without competing until 23:59 hours on May 4, 2025, which will not prevent him from playing Roland Garros.
Djokovic believes that the high ranking of the transalpine, number one in the world, may have been key in the resolution of the case. “Most players do not believe it is fair, most players feel that there is favoritism. It seems that you can affect the result if you are a first level player, if you have access to the best lawyers,” he said.
In addition, he recalled other cases, such as Romanian Simona Halep, who received four years of sanction for positive in Roxadustat, a drug to increase blood coagulation, and which saw the penalty reduced to nine months. “Simona Halep, Tara Moore and other less known players have been struggling to solve their cases or have been sanctioned for years,” he said.
On the other hand, the Balkan appealed to make a change in anti -doping systems. “Now is the right time for us to really address the system, because the system and structure obviously do not work for the fight against doping, it is obvious. I hope that in the near future the guiding organisms of our circuits and the world of tennis Unan and try to find a more effective way to address these processes, “he said.
“It is inconsistent and seems very unfair. If each case is going to be treated individually or independently, which is what is happening, then there is no coherence, there is no transparency, some cases are transparent, others do not. The problem is that now There is a lack of general confidence on the part of the tennis players, both men and women, towards the AMA and the Itia, and towards the whole process, “he concluded.