US EditionDjokovic Says Exorcising Ghosts of Doping Saga Won't Be Easy for Sinner: 'That Cloud Will Follow Him Forever'
Novak Djokovic compares Jannik Sinner's doping suspension to his own COVID-19 vaccine controversy, noting both have lasting impacts on their careers, despite different circumstances.
- This past week, Novak Djokovic likened Jannik Sinner's doping controversy to his COVID-19 vaccine row, saying `That cloud will follow him forever like Covid vaccine situation for me`.
- After returning positive tests, Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player, said clostebol contamination came from an over-the-counter spray used by physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi.
- Earlier this year, Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player, was deported from Australia after border authorities denied his exemption, with Greg Hunt saying it `wasn't valid`, and he was detained for five days.
- Jannik Sinner has made a strong comeback since his suspension earlier this year, reaching consecutive Grand Slam finals including an Australian Open win over Alexander Zverev and later finals versus Carlos Alcaraz.
- WADA rejected Sinner's explanation and imposed a three-month suspension compared to Simona Halep's longer ban, while Sinner dismissed Giacomo Naldi and Umberto Ferrara before rehiring Ferrara last year.
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The record man of the number of titles in the Grand Slam came back this Tuesday on the contours of the doping suspension that Jannik Sinner won at the beginning of the season.
Novak Djokovic knows what a violent controversy about his own person feels like. Therefore, the tennis star believes that Jannik Sinner will have to fight with the doping lock for a long time.
Djokovic says exorcising ghosts of doping saga won't be easy for Sinner: 'That cloud will follow him forever'
Jannik Sinner has made a strong comeback since he was handed a three-month doping ban by WADA earlier this year. Novak Djokovic, who had been embroiled in a major controversy himself recently, felt that the scandal will continue to haunt him in the years to come.
‘That cloud will follow him forever like Covid vaccine situation for me’: Novak Djokovic on Jannik Sinner’s doping violation row
Earlier this year, the 37-year-old Djokovic spoke about the Australia deportation incident that caused international headlines and even said that there was still trauma every time he approached passport control.
In an interview with Piers Morgan Nole back to talk about the issue Clostebol
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Back in February, Novak Djokovic didn’t mince words when he declared, “It’s not a good image for our sport, that’s for sure. The majority of the players feel like there is favouritism happening,” voicing his discontent over what he believed was an unfair anti-doping process following Jannik Sinner’s three-month suspension. Sinner had accepted the ban, admitting “partial responsibility” for his team’s mistakes in 2024. Months later, as the Italia…
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