Jannik Sinner hires two former Novak Djokovic coaches after doping controversy

Jannik Sinner has hired 2 of Novak Djokovic’s erstwhile coaches arsenic the World No.1 shakes up his backroom squad pursuing his doping scandal.

Sinner stormed to his 2nd Grand Slam triumph astatine the US Open earlier this period but it was a drama-filled fortnight for the Italian who escaped a doping prohibition connected the eve of the tournament.

Despite twice investigating affirmative for clostebol, a steroid that tin beryllium utilized to physique musculus mass, Sinner was controversially cleared by a tribunal aft it was ruled that a bare-handed massage led to ‘contamination’.

The 23-year-old was inactive allowed to vie portion nether investigation, with his favourable ruling the taxable of harsh disapproval from many, including Nick Kyrgios.

Sinner pleaded his innocence connected respective occasions and yet fired trainer Umberto Ferrara and physio Giacomo Naldi who were progressive successful the sourcing and eventual contamination from the over-the-counter spray.

‘Now, due to the fact that of these mistakes, I’m not feeling that assured to proceed with them. The lone happening I conscionable request close now, conscionable immoderate cleanable air,’ Sinner said astatine the time.

‘I was struggling a batch successful the past months. Now I was waiting for the result, and present I conscionable request immoderate cleanable air.’

The Italian has present replaced the 2 members of his team, hiring fittingness manager Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio who some antecedently worked with 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic.

In an Instagram station confirming the hires, Sinner said: ‘Welcome to the squad Marco and Ulises.’

Panichi began moving with Djokovic successful 2017 earlier going his abstracted mode successful May this twelvemonth erstwhile the Serbian ended his concern with the Italian.

Badio, meanwhile, stopped moving with Djokovic astatine the extremity of 2022 aft much than 5 years together.

While some men person jumped vessel to squad up with the existent World No.1, Jelena Djokovic joked that she would not beryllium doing the same.

‘I won’t springiness up,’ the woman of Novak posted successful effect coupled with respective laughing emojis.

Sinner is expected to beryllium backmost successful enactment adjacent week astatine the ATP 500 lawsuit successful Beijing.

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