A fresh twist in Jannik Sinner‘s case. Amidst the controversy about whether his case should have another trial, the CAS has offered their statement. While the Italian remains firm in his stance, the appeal has surely impacted his mind. Now, following a statement from the CAS, Sinner’s future falls into a cloud of uncertainty. Will this jeopardize the ATP number one’s career?

CAS has released a statement regarding Jannik Sinner’s case. The Italian tested positive for Clostebol and failed two drug tests during the 2024 Miami Open. He received a few days of suspension, and his 2024 Indian Wells prize money was withdrawn. While Sinner believes he had a fair judgment from ITIA, many players criticized it, calling it partial. The World Anti-Doping Agency also appealed to the CAS for a transparent judgment, pushing Sinner’s fate into the cloud. Now journalist Ben Rothenberg has shared CAS’s statement about WADA’s appeal.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has found no issue in WADA’s appeal. Their statement confirmed WADA’s request to challenge ITIA and ITF’s verdict. WADA further requested that CAS impose a year or two of suspension for the athlete, including disqualifying “all competitive results and the Jannik Sinner during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells/USA.”

CAS confirmed, “The CAS arbitration proceedings have commenced. In accordance with the Code of Sports-related Arbitration (the CAS code), the arbitration tules governing CAS procedures, the parties are exchanging written submissions and the Panel of arbitrations that will decide the m,matter is being constituted.” This statement confirmed that the process of judgment in underway. However, they confirmed, “at this time, it is not possible to indicate a time frame for the issuance of the decision.”

On the other hand, Jannik Sinner pledges innocence despite all the allegations. He remains firm in the hope that the verdict will acknowledge his innocence and rule in favor of him. After his 2024 China Open, Sinner had a detailed discussion with the press about it.

Jannik Sinner remains confident about CAS verdict

Amidst the appeal, Sinner vested his mind in the 2024 China Open and concluded as a finalist. When asked about his feelings, he confirmed how he expected this result because of his stress. Then he delved deeper into his feelings about WADA’s appeal.

“In another way, I knew that there is potentially that this could happen. It happened, I’m still surprised, but I will, you know, collaborate like I did before. I had three hearings, which the three hearings went all my way, which, you know, it was good, but now let’s see, you know, but I’m very confident that it comes out very positively, or I would be very, very surprised if it would be the opposite side.” While he shows positive hope, he also mentions that he is “a bit surprised.”

Nevertheless, Sinner’s future remains in the hands of CAS, and given the proceedings have started, it won’t take much time to know where the ATP number one lies after the verdict. However, at this moment, it is commendable to see how Sinner maintains his focus on tournaments with a positive outlook. No matter the result, his spirit and resilience for the sport deserve applause.

Do you think Jannik Sinner will have a sigh of relief this time?