Monte Carlo country club issues damning verdict on Jannik Sinner’s return to their courts following WADA ban

Jannik Sinner's three-month suspension began from February 9 to May 4 which will make him eligible to play at the Italian Open.

Monte Carlo country club issues damning verdict on Jannik Sinner’s return to their courts following WADA ban

Jannik Sinner (Image via ATP/X)

Jannik Sinner’s three-month suspension has had a ripple effect on his career already. The Italian was removed from the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award because of the doping saga. He received another bad news after the Monte Carlo Country Club refused to train at their facilities until April 13.

Sinner has not talked to the media since his three-month suspension settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), but he has been trying hard to focus on tennis while away. The World No.1 ban from tennis began on February 9 and will end on May 4, three days before the Italian Open.

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However, Sinner, who resides in Monaco, has usually used the Monte Carlo Country Club to train ahead of each tournament. The Italian sought an affiliate structure from the club that would see him train at the Monte Carlo facilities while under suspension. The Club denied him the privilege of using their facilities until April 13.

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According to the Club, Sinner has been excluded from the professional circuit for three months and so cannot train in an official context.

The Monte-Carlo Country Club is affiliated to both tennis federations: French and Monegasque. It is a private club but that does not exempt it from its obligations, in particular that of affiliation: Monegasque because it is the tennis club of the Principality, and French because it is located on French territory in Roquebrune Cap Martin.

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Sinner will now have to seek another Club in which to train before the Monte Carlo Country Club allows him from April 13. The Italian has to train, as that will keep him in better shape ahead of his return to the court on May 4.

Las Vegas exhibition tournament postponed due to the withdrawal of Jannik Sinner

Undeniably, Jannik Sinner‘s influence in tennis is mind-blowing, but since his suspension, it has dwindled a little bit. The World No.1 three-month ban meant that he could not take part in any event until it had elapsed. He was supposed to play at the Las Vegas MGM Rewards Slam exhibition event but it has now been postponed.

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Jannik Sinner (Image via ATP/X)

The World No.1 and Aryna Sabalenka were supposed to head the event. Then, additionally, Alexander Zverev, Naomi Osaka, Casper Ruud, and Taylor Fritz completed the list of players already confirmed for the event slated for March 1-2. The event has now been postponed until further notice.

Although Ruud was scheduled to replace Sinner at the exhibition tournament, the Norwegian star recently suffered food poisoning at the Acapulco Open in Mexico. Also, Tommy Paul and Zverev fell victim to the food poisoning that struck the tournament on Thursday (February 27). Paul and Ruud were forced to withdraw and have not recovered in time for the tournament.

Also, following the way the Acapulco Open went, players would not want to take any risk as the Indian Wells Masters begins next week. The tournament will now seek a suitable date for the event.