In February 2025 the world's number one men's tennis player accepted a three-month suspension by agreement with the global anti-doping agency — which accepted that this Italian who had just won two majors never meant to cheat and gained no advantage.
The full story
Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month suspension running 9 February to 4 May 2025 under a case resolution agreement with WADA, following two positive tests for clostebol traced to a massage from a physiotherapist who had treated his own cut with an over-the-counter spray. WADA accepted that he did not intend to cheat and gained no performance benefit; the ban fell between Grand Slams.
The clues we handed out
— The substance was clostebol: a physiotherapist treated a cut on his own hand with a spray supplied by the team's fitness trainer, then gave the player a massage.
— The ban ran from 9 February to 4 May 2025 and cost him no Grand Slam.
— He had won the 2024 US Open and the 2025 Australian Open before it began.
— He grew up in the German-speaking Alto Adige and was a competitive skier as a boy.
— Initials: J.S.
How this case played
ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 47. Three strikes to name Jannik Sinner, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
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