Jannik Sinner captured his first Wimbledon title on Sunday, but a dark cloud hangs over the most significant win of his young career. The English media widely questioned Sinner’s legitimacy, citing the circumstances surrounding his three-month suspension for a banned steroid earlier this year. Veteran sportswriter Oliver Holt called Sinner’s Wimbledon win a “bleak day for the tournament and for tennis,” while stressing that the Italian should not have been allowed to participate at The Championships. Elsewhere, The Telegraph’s Oliver Brown said it was “hard to stomach” watching Sinner and Iga Swiatek, the two Wimbledon singles champions, having fun at the champions’ ball after their wins. “The champions’ ball on Sunday night toasted the glories of Sinner, whom the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had wanted out of the sport for a year until striking a deal with his legal team, and Iga Swiatek, who tested positive last year for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication. To call it awkward barely began to coverRead More
Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon win marred by doping controversy
