Stan Wawrinka furious at Jannik Sinner ban as Swiss star quotes Piers Morgan

Stan Wawrinka reacted after Jannik Sinner was handed a three-month ban

Stan Wawrinka lashed out at tennis authorities as he reacted angrily to the ban handed out to Jannik Sinner. The current world No. 1 has been handed a three-month ban after failing two anti-doping tests last spring but will be allowed to return to action in time for the French Open in May. Sinner admitted he had “accepted the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) offer” to resolve his case as it had been “hanging over” him for almost a year. The Italian had insisted throughout the case that he had only tested positive for clostebol because his physio had applied the substance to a cut on his own finger before treating the tennis star.

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Wawrinka took to X (formerly Twitter) after Sinner’s ban had been announced and wrote: “I don’t believe in a clean sport anymore.” The Swiss ace then quoted a post from Piers Morgan, which read: “A ‘settlement’? I didn’t realise drug offence punishments in sport could be negotiated… What a joke.” Wawrinka’s initial post caught the attention of 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios, who replied: “You and me both.” Kyrgios also shared his discontent at the length of Sinner’s ban as he wrote on the social media platform: “So WADA come out and say it would be a 1-2 year ban. “Obviously Sinner’s team have done everything in their power to just go ahead and take a 3 month ban, no titles lost, no prize money lost. Guilty or not? Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not exist.”

Jannik Sinner will return to tennis in time for the French Open in May

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Meanwhile, a host of other tennis figures issued their verdict, with six-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Tim Henman telling Sky Sports: “I want to start first and foremost to say I don't think there's any way he has been trying to cheat at any stage. I don't believe that. “However, when I read this statement this morning, it just seems a little too convenient. It seems there's words like 'agreement' and it almost seems there's been a negotiation. “He just won the Australian Open, to miss three months of the Tour and therefore be eligible to play at Roland Garros, the timing couldn't have been any better for Sinner. I still think it leaves a pretty sour taste for the sport.”

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