Jannik Sinner accepts 3-month doping ban
Tennis world No 1 Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban for doping after a settlement with the World Anti-doping Agency (Wada).
The ban relates to the Italian's positive test for a banned substance last year.
'Mr Sinner will serve his period of ineligibility from 9 February 2025 to 11.59 pm on 4 May 2025,' Wada said in a statement on Saturday.
The ban will leave him eligible to return before the French Open.
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