Jannik Sinner parts ways with physio responsible for Italian failing drug tests: Reports

Jannik Sinner has parted ways with his physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi and fitness coach Umberto Ferrara in the aftermath of the doping controversy surrounding him, if reports are to be believed. Sinner tested positive twice for a banned substance but was cleared of any wrongdoing.

According to the Italian publication Corriere dello Sport, the World No. 1 has decided to part ways with Naldi, who was responsible for giving him a massage which led to the banned substance, Clostebol entering his body.

Ferrara, the fitness coach, has also reportedly been let go as he was the person who bought the spray that contained the banned substance. Many eagle-eyed fans have said that the fitness coach and physiotherapist have not been spotted with the Italian since the Halle Open, i.e. since July.

Sinner will look to put his doping nightmare behind him and divert all his attention to the final Grand Slam of the year, the 2024 US Open. His coach Darren Cahill said during an interview with ESPN that Naldi and Ferrara will not be present in the Italian's box in New York.

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Jannik Sinner's coach Darren Cahill comments on Italian's doping saga

Jannik Sinner (Image: Getty)

Jannik Sinner's coach Darren Cahill has answered many questions that arose in the aftermath of the doping saga. The Australian coach gave an interview to ESPN and said that the Italian had no part in it.

"(Jannik Sinner)– everybody has to know – he had no part in this at all. Somehow, he’s tested positive through this connection with this particular spray, we don’t know how – working on his feet, massage," Cahill said.

Cahill answered one of the highly contentious questions as to why the news came out five months later. He said that it was because they determined where the banned substance may have come from and due to the Sinner having 'no fault', the news did not come out and he was allowed to play.

"They were able to determine very quickly where it may have come from. It stayed quiet because he was innocent firstly, and there was no fault from anything he’d done. That’s what Sports Resolutions applied to us as well – that he could continue to play," he said.

Talking about Sinner's mental well-being, he said the Italian has suffered the most from the ordeal and also praised him for weathering through the storm.

"He’s been the one who’s suffered through this the most. I take my hat off to him that he’s been able to post some of the results that he has. But there have been days where you can see that he’s physically and emotionally been challenged on the court," Cahill said.

Jannik Sinner will begin his 2024 US Open campaign against Mackenzie McDonald, with a possible semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz and a final against Novak Djokovic.