Sinner attacked by the German press. Bild: 'There is a shadow of doping on the final'

The most widely circulated German daily newspaper Bild published an article a day before the final of the Australian Open stating that Aleksandar Zverev would already be the number one player in the world if it were not for the farce of the proceedings against Janik Siner when he tested positive for two doping tests.

Bild writes that “it is disconcerting that the Clostebol case was not dealt with long ago and that Sinner is still able to win in Australia as if nothing had happened.”

“The fact that Sinner is in the final is a farce.” Tough and broken attack by Germany against Jannik Sinner on the eve of the final of the 2025 Australian Open, coincidentally against the German tennis player Alexander Zverev. In an article published on the Bild website, a tabloid not new to free attacks against Italy, the author Sebastian Kayser, sent to Melbourne, writes about a Sinner “overwhelmed by scandal” with “the shadow of doping hangin…

A very harsh article in one of the main newspapers: 'Jannik should not be able to play it'

The Italian will have to live with this, and for now he's doing well...