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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner accepts three-month ban from tennis to settle doping case

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Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban from WADA .

Sinner tested positive for the steroid clostebol at last year ’s Indian Wells tournament in California .

He will not miss any Grand Slams and will be eligible to return just in time for the Italian Open in his home country.

WADA accepts the athlete’s explanation for the cause of the violation as outlined in the first instance decision.

The organization says Sinner did not intent to cheat and that his exposure to clostebol did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit.

WADA : Under the Code and by virtue of CAS precedent, an athlete bears responsibility for the entourage's negligence.

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