Last Hour Sinner, verdict is heavyweight and it’s a bombshell on disqualification. Sentence never heard before
It holds bench, unfortunately, the Sinner case. It will hold the bench until there is a ruling from the Tas in Lausanne after the recollection that Wada filed, it will hold the bench even after that: whatever decision is made on the merits will trigger controversy. On this, Jannik has probably also been warned and will have to have very broad shoulders to be able to send back all the words that will come.
That said, over the course of these months, there have been a number of people in sports and beyond who have come out in favor of the Blue. Fewer have been there, but they have been there, those who have tried to speak their minds to the contrary. And now, Guy Forget, former French player and transalpine Davis Cup captain among other positions, has spoken out in a lengthy interview with Tennis Actu. Covering, among other topics, that of Sinner’s doping positivity.
Last hour Sinner, Forget’s words
“These are always sensitive issues. We have to fight against doping in the strongest terms. I always have the impression, however, that there is a strong degree of sophistication in testing. You can find a teaspoon of sugar in an Olympic pool. There are so many players who take dietary supplements and vitamins, who may be taking “polluted” elements and even without knowing it, make them test positive in doping tests. It’s an absolute tragedy for the innocent, I’m obviously not talking about the guilty and repeat offenders. “
“I put myself in the shoes of an athlete who tested positive for a substance in infinitesimal amounts. Will he say to himself, “I will be prevented from living my passion?” I see it a bit like that for Halep, Swiatek and Sinner.” “The problem,” Forget concluded, ”is that there cannot be a two-speed regulation. We can’t suspend one player for a year and another for three weeks. It is this double standard that is a bit of a problem. I don’t doubt Sinner’s good faith. It has happened in other cases. Some people say there is absolutely nothing in terms of sanctions and he will be acquitted, however, it will be hard for him if there is a retroactive sanction.” The transcript of the words was made by the all-round tennis portal tennisworlditalia.com.
