WADA Appeals Ruling on Jannik Sinner Doping Case

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner expressed confidence in avoiding a doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed a decision that cleared him of wrongdoing following two positive drug tests for clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. WADA is seeking a one to two-year ban and has taken the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which will appoint a panel to review the appeal. Sinner, who claims the positive tests were due to contamination from a cream, stated he is surprised by WADA's action but remains optimistic about a positive outcome, having previously won three hearings in his favor. He is scheduled to play his first match at the Shanghai Masters while the appeal process unfolds, which may not conclude before he defends his Australian Open title in January. The CAS is currently working to finalize the panel of judges to hear the case.