24-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 4 from Serbia, Novak Djokovic, responded to a question regarding the doping case involving Italian player Jannik Sinner, the world No. 2.
That cloud will follow him as the cloud of Covid will follow me. You should ask him.
Recall that in March 2024, Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for prohibited substances. In February 2025, it was announced that the Italian had reached an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to accept a three-month suspension for violating anti-doping rules.
This compromise allowed the case to avoid review by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, where an initial ban of one to two years had been under consideration. The timing of the suspension proved convenient – Jannik Sinner missed none of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the current season, sparking widespread debate within the tennis community.
For context, Novak Djokovic declined to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in 2020 and 2021. In January 2022, he was deported from Melbourne after arriving to compete in the Australian Open.
