World No. 1 Jannik Sinner says that he is mentally prepared to return to the tennis court after his three -month anti -doping ban, but thinking that how will he hold his body when he competes in Italian open this week.
The top seed of the tournament said, “The body still has to adjust.” “The hands blisters on the hands, they will come again when you won’t get used to it.
“But everything is good. I am just very happy and very keen to see where I am.”
After being unable to return to training by April 13 under the conditions of the Anti -Doping Agreement, Sinner practiced on Monday in front of about 5,000 fans in his country.
“What is missing for me is a complete response to where my level is. It is going to come slowly over the time of playing,” Siner said, who will start the tournament either Maryano Innoval or Italian Wilderico is facing Federico Sina. “After the first round match, I am going to take a good picture of myself and where am I.”
On 15 February, Sinner agreed to a three -month ban from tennis for violating anti -doping rules. He was originally approved in August with minimal punishment after two positive tests for a restricted anabolic steroid clostebol in August.
At the time, the International Tennis integrity agency said the 23-year-old Italian was not in the mistake and Steroids entered their system when a support team member who was using an over-the-counter spray, which included a substance to treat his own wound, which crossed the sinner through a threaded Tharepi.
However, the World Anti-Doping Agency ruled Itia next month. Prior to the next hearing, the sinner agreed to the three -month ban, the time of which stopped him from remembering any Grand Slam.
“This kind of compromise, I did not want to do it in the beginning,” the sinner accepted on Monday. “It was not easy for me to accept it because I know what exactly happened, but sometimes we have to choose the best in a very bad moment.”
Sinner, who has 9-5 careers in Rome, is a native of the German-speaking Alto Edig region of Northern Italy. He said that spending time with his family during the ban was helpful.
“Initially I was a little confused because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. Then I went home and stayed with my family. I tried to understand better what was really important to me,” Sinner said.
“I know how many sacrifices I made and my routine was always practice, practice, practice. But at that time I had no one. I understood that what is important to me is people in your favor. They give you the strength to move forward and continue smiling.”
In March, the back-to-back ATP Masters in Indian Wales and Miami missed 1000 events, and in April in Monte Carlo and Madrid but retained their number 1 rankings.
Sinner is 7–0 in this season and was 73–6 in 2024, winning eight of his 19 career titles, including the Australian Open, The US Open and Nito ATP Finals.
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