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Sinner responds to Jarry: ‘We’ve been treated the same way’

Jannik Sinner
El italiano Jannik Sinner
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MELBOURNE – Nicolas Jarry and Jannik Sinner’s versions of their doping cases clash in Australia. First it was the Chilean who said: ‘I would have liked the same support he had. Then came the counterattack from the world number one: ‘We’ve been treated the same way, that’s the protocol.

The Italian, who admits he is not aware of the details of the Chilean’s case, was careful with his words at Monday’s press conference after defeating Jarry in three sets, but defended his questioned process anyway.

‘It’s difficult to say what happened. What I can say is that we were treated the same way, there is a protocol. If the protocol has a problem it’s not my fault,’ excused the defending Australian Open champion when asked about Jarry’s statements.

Jarry spoke about the differences in treatment in both investigations before and after the clash between the two in the first round. ‘Whether he can play or not is not up to me. What I can say is that it was difficult for me to play against him. It’s a very delicate issue and I maintain what I said: I would have liked the same treatment,’ he said on Monday after being eliminated in straight sets.

While Jarry was suspended with eleven months for testing positive for ligandrol and stanozolol, Sinner continued to play without major problems after clostebol, another anabolic steroid, was found in his body. However, for the US Open champion the issue is still developing, as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA/AMA) appealed that decision and the player must appear for a hearing with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS/CAS) in April. He risks a potential sanction of up to two years’ suspension.

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The latter scenario was also addressed by the Chilean, who called for equality in the process: ‘Whatever happens to him I hope it will be the fairest decision for the other cases in the past that have happened in tennis and in sport. I hope it’s as fair as possible.

Sinner for his part remains calm. ‘At the end of the day I was always judged innocent, the amount in my body was less than a million grams contaminated,’ he said in a sentence that began with the words ’I feel sorry for the players who have experienced situations like mine.

 

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