Andy Roddick is shutting down rumors about Jannik Sinner doping.
On Tuesday, the tennis world was shocked when it was revealed that Sinner tested positive for clostebol twice during the Indian Wells Open, where he made it to the semifinals. After a five-month secret investigation, Sinner was cleared of any wrongdoing because the International Tennis Integrity Authority accepted his explanation.
Sinner explained that his physiotherapist had used an over-the-counter spray containing clostebol for a cut on his finger, and traces of it ended up in Sinner’s system without him knowing . Some players and fans believe him, like John Millman who said he trusts Sinner “100%”. Others are angry and think he should be banned no matter what.
Mixed Reactions from Players:
Nick Kyrgios thinks Sinner should get a two-year ban even if it wasn’t on purpose. Lucas Pouille feels like the authorities are treating them like fools. Some fans have gone wild with theories, accusing Sinner of being a serial doper who only won the Australian Open because of banned substances.
| Name | Age | Points | Stats 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner | 23 | 15,405 | 33 - 3 |
Roddick isn’t impressed by these conspiracy theories. In his podcast, he pointed out that only one billionth of a gram of clostebol was found in Sinner’s system—consistent with what Sinner told investigators.
“There’s also a lot of noise online basically saying ‘take away his win in January. He beat my favorite player there.’ Stop. You get tested at every slam so there’s no chance he was not clean at the Australian Open if he tested as much as he did. The amount in his system is one billionth of a gram, or 58,000 times smaller than a grain of salt. Which is completely consistent with the explanation.”
Fans might think this whole situation is unfair to their favorite players.
Roddick also responded to claims that keeping the case private shows selective rule application: it’s only public once a final tribunal decision is made.
“I’m gonna read a text from someone I will not name who said this after reading the 33-page document ‘A question that I had along with others initially is how did this not become public before now? I was under the impression that once you test positive it is to be made public.’ That’s false… It only goes public once the final tribunal decision is handed down.”
Finally, Roddick dismissed ideas that Sinner got special treatment and emphasized that everyone follows appeal rules equally.
“So all this talk of sinister things and preferential treatment… you’re a number on a bottle, you’re allowed to appeal during the appeal process until you’re guilty, so innocence until proven guilty is something we hear a lot. It didn’t come out until a few days ago and then became a complete firestorm.”
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