The nation’s No. 1 men’s tennis player, Jannik Sinner, won an arbitration decision last month over a failed drug test, but the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) announced Saturday it has appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) and that it seeks up to a two-year suspension of the Italian star who won this year’s Australian Open and U. S. Open.
A three-person panel ( known as an “independent tribunal” ) that weighs the case with Sinner will be reviewed by CAS, an arbitration body with a base in Switzerland and jurisdiction over sports disputes. ITIA was established by the International Tennis Federation to oversee and administer anti-doping regulations.

Two urine tests from Sinner that were taken when he played at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., in March contained compounds of Clostebol, an anabolic steroid.
Clostebol molecules were found in Sinner’s blood, according to the ITIA and Sinner. Sinner’s security? It’s not his problem.
Umberto Ferrara, Sinner’s fitness trainer, purchased a health mist, Trofodermin, that contains Clostebal. It is used to cure cuts and in Italy can be purchased over-the-counter. Giacomo Naldi, Sinner’s chiropractor, cut his finger while reaching into a carrier that contained a knife used to treat sores on Sinner’s legs. Sinner was assured that he had never used any other means of treatment for the split besides bandages.
After Naldi removed the bandage a few days after, Ferrara suggested that he take Trofodermin to aid in the therapeutic process. The mist was then used by Nardi. Individually, Naldi gave Sinner “full-body massage” with oils and applied liquid bandages to Sinner’s foot, and did but without boots.
Psoriasiform Dermatitis, a condition that causes tiny cuts on Sinner’s skin, causes a very itchy scratch on his skin. Sinner contends that this circumstance contributed to unintended Clostebol leakage. Sinner insists that his actions were not fraudulent or negligent because he had no idea Naldi had spray a drug containing Clostebol.
Three medical experts told the section that Sinner’s description is credible. Sinner claimed that Naldi used the apply, what it contained, or that he was unaware of it.
The three-person panel of Dr David Sharpe KC ( Chair ), Tamara Gaw and Benoit Girardin concurred. After assessing the situation and information, the panel concluded that Sinner “bears no wrong or neglect” in relation to the laws violations.
But in its brief statement Saturday, WADA claims that the panel erred by using the” no wrong or neglect” standard. The laws in question are strict liability acts, which means a person is typically punished for having the substance, even if it is not their fault. However, the board made the point by stating that a strict liability offense’s punishment could be reduced or suspended “where the Player demonstrates how the prohibited material entered their system.”

Hope CAS to consider the panel’s and WADA’s contradicting interpretations. The appeals procedure is anticipated to continue a few months.