Novak Djokovic has claimed that Jannik Sinner’s doping ban will follow him like a ‘cloud’ for the rest of his career in professional tennis.

World No.2 star Sinner twice tested positive for a banned substance, clostebol, a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass, in March 2024.

After Sinner’s two failed drug tests, the 24-year-old was eventually suspended from all tennis competitions from February 9, 2025 to May 4, 2025 after a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Sinner’s explanation that he was accidentally contaminated by a massage from his physiotherapist, who used a spray containing the banned substance to treat a finger cut, was accepted by WADA.

WADA said Sinner ‘did not intend to cheat’ but the timing of his suspension, which allowed him not to miss any Gr

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