Jannik Sinner's fans were furious as his doping ban was highlighted as a form of double standard in practice by tennis authorities in the lawsuit filed by Novak Djokovic-led PTPA. The organization filed a historic Class Action suit against ATP, WTA, ITIA, and ITF on Tuesday, March 18, calling for major changes in tennis.
Sinner's three-month ban came under controversial circumstances leading many to think there were double standards in treatment for players. However, no entity has yet taken legal action mentioning the alleged double standards as the PTPA has recently done.
The PTPA compared Sinner's situation to Marco Trungelliti accusing the ITIA of "selective" treatment toward the Italian and failing to protect Argentine pro Trungelliti after he reported match-fixers to tennis bodies.
When these specifications were posted on X, Sinner's fans expressed frustration at the constant allegations of preferential treatment. Many mentioned that the World No. 1 went through the legal processes as required and got banned as well. Some fans claimed Djokovic had a hand in mentioning the Italian's case.
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"Djokovic is jealous of Sinner. Yes he has 24 slams and is the 4th greatest player of all time. He is simply jealous of Sinner's youthfulness and future achievements," one fan wrote.
"They’re a complete JOKE. All these flops and washed players," another fan wrote.
"An association who only moves for and when Novak decides to, cherry-picking at its finest 😂😂" a third fan commented.
Here are some more Jannik Sinner fans expressing their frustration over his mention in the lawsuit.
"There are still psychopaths who continue to slander Sinner. An association of frustrated losers," one fan wrote.
"Jannik its time to sue these cvnts, its long overdue," another fan wrote.
"Yes but it would be necessary for Jannik to start taking legal action... we can't let everything slide. Especially now that the matter is concluded and all the sports institutions including Wada are not talking about a doping case," yet another fan wrote.
The ATP and the WTA have released statements defending themselves from the allegations stated in the lawsuit by the PTPA.
Novak Djokovic claimed players were not happy with how Jannik Sinner's doping case was handled
Jannik Sinner tested positive in March 2024 but the news was made public in August with the ITIA announcing a "no-fault" verdict. Later, WADA, unhappy with the ruling, appealed it and sought a two-year ban for the Italian.
However, months before the hearing for their appeal, they settled for a three-month ban for the Italian.
Speaking about it in Qatar, Novak Djokovic claimed that players in the locker room were unhappy about the situation.
"It's not a good image for our sport, that's for sure," Djokovic said. "There's a majority of the players that I've talked to in the locker room, not just in the last few days, but also last few months, that are not happy with the way this whole process [for Jannik Sinner] has been handled."
Sinner is banned until May 4 and will next compete at his home Masters 1000 event in Rome.
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