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Jannik Sinner Doping Case To Be Heard At Court Of Arbitration For Sport In April

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted there was "no fault or negligence" on Sinner's behalf

Jannik Sinner
Sinner's doping case will be heard in mid-April
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Jannik Sinner will see his doping case heard behind closed doors at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in mid-April.  (More Tennis News)

The world number one, who is due to begin his Australian Open title defence against Nicolas Jarry on Monday, twice tested positive for the banned substance clostebol during last season's Indian Wells Masters in March.

Sinner was subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal, successfully arguing he had been inadvertently contaminated with the substance - a steroid used to build muscle mass - by his physiotherapist.

The바카라 웹사이트International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted바카라 웹사이트there was "no fault or negligence" on his behalf.

However,바카라 웹사이트the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)바카라 웹사이트has appealed against that verdict, arguing the ruling was바카라 웹사이트"not correct under the applicable rules".

WADA is requesting a ban of "between one and two years" for the 23-year-old, whose case will be heard from April 16-17.

In a short statement, CAS바카라 웹사이트said: "No parties requested a public hearing, and it will be conducted behind closed doors."

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