Fortune’s ally Jannik Sinner, who avoided suspension for testing positive in two anti-doping controls in March, as the independent panel that studied his case upheld the theory of external contamination by the clostebol used in the spray by his former physiotherapist.
He lost the points and the money he earned in Indian Wells, but for him it was almost nothing. He was more worried about how he would be received in public after finding out about the matter. There were voices against how the issue was handled, but Sinner didn’t have any problems at the US Open, either in the locker room or from the stands.
He calmly continued his work, with the goal of winning his second Grand Slam. Champion of the Australian Open, he has never been past the quarterfinals at the US Open, but in this edition everything is fine.
He did his job by entering the second round, defeating the Australian Christopher O’Connell, 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2 in 1h.53′. Barely wearing anything, it was waiting for the American Tommy Paul or in Canadian Gabriel Diallo.
In the surprise defeat of Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovicthe immediate response of Jannik Sinner, without allowing anything to his opponent, to underline his superiority. Without the Spaniard, who would be his hypothetical rival in the semifinals, and the Serbian in the draw, the transalpine is sharpening his claws.
Although there is still plenty to contend for in New York, in a US Open that has not often been fertile ground for unexpected champions.
Source: La Verdad
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