Wimbledon champion Sinner was initially cleared by an independent tribunal of any wrongdoing last August but the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) appealed against the panel’s ruling that he “bore no fault or negligence”.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old ultimately accepted a three-month ban in February after reaching a settlement with Wada. <\/p>\n
Wada said it accepted the four-time Grand Slam champion did not intend to cheat, but he bore responsibility for “the entourage’s negligence”.<\/p>\n
Sinner said the substance clostebol, which can increase muscle mass, entered his system when Naldi applied an over-the-counter spray to treat a cut on his hand.<\/p>\n
Ferrara says he provided the spray to Naldi for personal use and warned him not to use it on Sinner.<\/p>\n
After the departures of Ferrara and Naldi, Sinner appointed fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio in September 2024.<\/p>\n
However, he parted ways with the pair shortly before this year’s Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Sinner made his return to tennis at the Italian Open in May.<\/p>\n