Jannik Sinner’s fate can be compared with that of a coin. Like every coin has two sides, Sinner has been dealing with good and bad fortune at the same time. Ahead of the Australian Open, it was revealed that WADA’s appeal in the CAS for Sinner’s doping case has got an April hearing. Soon after, Sinner put his doping controversy behind him to lift the Australian Open trophy, which was his third Grand Slam title. However, as the doping controversy refuses to die down, former American star, Alexandra Stevenson dropped a major bombshell on this matter.

The Italian star is facing doping charges after testing positive for Clostebol last year. However, the level of the contamination was negligible, and he came in contact with it through a spray applied by his physio. As a result, the ITIA let off Sinner in this case but WADA filed an appeal in the CAS and asked for a 1 to 2-year ban for him. Thus, Stevenson fears the worst is yet to come for Sinner.

During the Serving Aces podcast, she revealed, “Who knows what’s going to happen? Sinner might not be here for Wimbledon. Sinner might not be on the tour. We’ll find it out in April. April 16th and 17th in Switzerland, it’s a decision from WADA.”

However, the 1-2 year ban isn’t the only threat that Sinner is facing, if he is found guilty of the charges levied. WADA has also appealed to the CAS for Sinner’s results after the Indian Wells Masters last year to be scrapped, meaning that he will be stripped off of the US Open and this year’s Australian Open titles, if he loses the appeal. Nonetheless, Sinner continues to claim his innocence in this matter.

Jannik Sinner confident of a positive outcome

Amid his doping controversy, Sinner hasn’t let outside noise affect his performances on the court as he dominated his opponents en route to the victory in Melbourne. After his Australian Open triumph, Sinner continued to maintain his innocent stance in his doping controversy. During the post-match interview, Sinner explained why he was able to deliver his best despite doping clouds surrounding him.

He revealed, “I keep playing like this because I have a clear mind on what happened. If I know if I would be guilty, I would not play like this, and that’s it. I just came off an amazing run again here. I want to enjoy this moment. I still believe every time [the ruling] came out in a very positive way, and I still believe it’s going to be that case. At the moment I’m not thinking about this. Of course, you have your moments of certain days where you feel like I wish I would not have this problem. In the other way, I’m always looking forward to go on court.”

Meanwhile, Sinner’s fans would have to wait for some time to see him back in action after his Australian Open triumph. The Italian star withdrew from the ATP 500 Rotterdam as he aims to come back rejuvenated after a grueling Australian Open campaign.