Sinner reached all 4 main finals in a yr when he additionally served a three-month doping suspension after twice testing optimistic for a banned substance in 2024.
Wada accepted Sinner “didn’t intend to cheat” and Djokovic mentioned he believed the Italian “did not do it on objective”.
Nevertheless, Djokovic warned that the case would stay a “cloud” over the 24-year-old all through his profession.
“That cloud will observe him because the cloud of Covid will observe me,” mentioned Djokovic, who was deported from Australia in 2022 as a result of he was not vaccinated in opposition to the virus.
“Over time it can fade, however I do not suppose it can disappear.”
Plenty of gamers questioned the timing of Sinner’s ban, with Djokovic including: “There may be the dearth of transparency, the inconsistency, the comfort [of] the ban coming between the slams so he does not miss out. It was very, very odd.
“I actually do not like how the case was being dealt with. You may hear so many different gamers who had related conditions popping out within the media and complaining that it was a preferable therapy.”
