The world's number one tennis player, Janik Siner, twice tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol during this year's Masters in Indian Wells, but will not be suspended after an independent commission determined that there was no fault or negligence on his part in the incident.
In today's statement from the Italian tennis player's team, it is stated that the incident happened during the prestigious tournament in Indian Wells in March, where Sinner lost to Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals.
The statement says that the violation occurred after Siner's fitness trainer bought a product that was used to care for a cut on the finger of Siner's physical therapist.
"Janik didn't know anything about it, and his physiotherapist didn't know that he was using a product containing clostebol. The physiotherapist performed the treatment without gloves and in combination with various lesions on Janik's body, it caused unintentional contamination," according to the announcement, reported Skaj.
The product was said to contain less than a billionth of a gram of the banned anabolic steroid clostebol.
Siner cooperated with the Integrity Unit in the investigation from the beginning.
"That unit fights against misconduct in sports, especially doping. Its rules and processes are extremely rigorous and after a forensic investigation and an independent hearing, an independent commission found that Janik is innocent. He is not guilty. However, bearing in mind strict liability anti-doping rules, he accepts deducting points from Indian Wells where the testing was done. Janik Siner acknowledges the importance," it added.
Siner was informed in April that he had tested positive and that 400 points he had won in the tournament would be deducted from him.
"I will now put this challenging and deeply unfortunate period behind me. I will continue to do everything I can to ensure that I remain in compliance with the anti-doping program, and I have a team around me that is meticulous about compliance," Siner said in a statement.
He won the Masters title in Cincinnati last night, after defeating the American Francis Tiafoe 7:6, 6:2 in the final.
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