Sam Stosur has changed her mind about the anti-doping process in tennis after hearing Jannik Sinner ban verdict

Jannik Sinner is likely to find himself with a lot of time on his hands in the near future, having been handed a three-month ban from tennis.

The World Anti-Doping Agency went to Sinner for a deal, with the Italian accepting a three-month suspension.

World number one Sinner is now out of competitive action until May 4, with his ban not impacting any potential Grand Slam appearances.

Jack Draper has spoken up in defence of Sinner, although such a stance has not been shared by the entire tennis community.

The three-time Grand Slam champion, who remains top of the world rankings, twice tested positive for banned substance clostebol last year.

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Sam Stosur ‘glad’ Jannik Sinner wasn’t handed one or two-year ban

Former Australian star Sam Stosur is now the latest to weigh in on the verdict, having shared her thoughts on The Tennis podcast.

“My point of view used to be very black and white,” said Stosur. “You get caught, you are done no matter what.

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“But I have to say in this instance, where all those things are the facts, like it’s been proven from many, many doctors and people going through this, a player shouldn’t be banned for this, in my opinion, you shouldn’t be now one or two years banned, which is normally what would happen.

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“So I’m glad in the sense that that is the case, but I think now it needs to maybe open the door that other players are going to have these opportunities to say ‘Oh, hang on a second, I’ve got a reason for this, can I keep playing? I shouldn’t miss all these tournaments. I shouldn’t be penalised with points or prize money or anything like that’. So I think it’s a really tricky situation all this anti-doping stuff.”

Sam Stosur wants more clarity on future anti-doping cases after Jannik Sinner verdict

Sinner will be desperate to move on from even talk of the ban as soon as possible, with a long list of his fellow professionals continuously being asked about the verdict.

He will also be keen to get back to action sooner rather than later, having only just clinched his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

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Sinner successfully defended his crown in Melbourne with a final win over Alexander Zverev, but is now involved in a lengthy waiting game.

Fortunately, however, he can return to training in mid-April, while a very timely return at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome is on the cards.

Asked if it is now time to leave the case in the past now that Sinner has been given his punishment, Stosur replied: “Oh it has to be. I mean there’s nowhere else to go with it now is there?

“He’s going to serve his time and be back and then hopefully that is the end of it, but hopefully this does also now open the door for more clarity on the testing process and the way it’s going to happen maybe now moving forward.

“If you can pay for the best lawyer in the world to know the little ins and outs of points along the way, great, but I don’t think if you’re 200 in the world you should be at a real disadvantage in that area as well. So hopefully it opens a door to some more clarity with how the whole process works.”

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