Serena Williams says that if she had failed in the drug test like the men’s world number 1 Jannik Sinner, she would have been killed with a 20 -year ban, which had received a three -month suspension in February.
23 times Grand Slam winner Williams told Time Magazine this week, “I love this game, love this game.” “He is very good for the game. I am kept very low, I don’t want to bring anyone down. Men’s tennis needs her.
“(But) If I did so, I got 20 years. Let’s be honest. I must have found the Grand Slam taken away from me.”
Sinner, whose suspension ends on 4 May, was tested twice for the banned Annabolic Steroid Clostebol in March 2024. He has maintained his innocence, claiming that the drug entered his system through massage from a trainer.
The 23-year-old Italian accepted his ban after reaching an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which challenged the earlier decision of the International Tennis integrity agency to remove it from any wrongdoing.
Williams, 43, said that he took additional care to avoid any accidental ingestion of an illegal substance, jokingly said that a paid scam would have “jailed”.
The three-time Grand Slam winner, Sinner is expected to expect the ATP 1000 CL-court tournament in Rome starting on May 5, hopes to return to the Home Turf at the Italian Open.
Williams, who retired after the 2022 US Open, told The Magazom that she had missed playing tennis.
“I miss it a lot, wholeheartedly. I miss it because I am healthy,” Williams said. “If I couldn’t walk, or if I was out of it, I will not miss it as much.”
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