By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Friday, January 10, 2025
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The season’s first Slam may well be Jannik Sinner’s last tournament for six months, says former world No. 1 Andy Roddick.
Hall of Famer Roddick backs Sinner to successfully defend his Australian Open title this month with a potential doping suspension hanging over his head.
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Last March, Sinner twice tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol in “low levels” the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced in August days before the start of the US Open. Sinner was not suspended and permitted to play because an independent tribunal ruled he was at “no fault” for the steroid contamination in his system. Sinner went on to win the 2024 US Open.
WADA is appealing Sinner’s steroid case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport—and seeking a ban of one to two years for the US Open…
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