The Court of Arbitration for Sport was set to hear the case in April, but on February 15, WADA announced Sinner had accepted a three-month suspension to settle the case. Since then, Sinner has been unable to compete in or attend any official tournament. He also cannot train at clubs or facilities affiliated with a tennis federation.

The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award has been withdrawn because of the top-ranked tennis player’s three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

In this long period, Jannik has grown a lot as a person and has understood who his true friends are. Many players have harshly attacked him and claimed that he was treated differently from others, while other tennis players such as Matteo Berrettini and Casper Ruud have always defended him.

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Jannik Sinner, tennis world number one, faces a three-month doping ban and has been stripped of his Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award nomination. Sinner tested positive for clostebol, attributed to a sports therapy team member.

The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday due to the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

The Laureus Academy revoked tennis number one Jannik Sinner's nomination for its annual World Sportsman of the Year Award on Thursday, citing his three-month doping ban. Sinner, who accepted the ban earlier this month,

Following Jannik Sinner's three-month ban, his nomination for the Sportsman of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards has been withdrawn.