🔗 Share this article Novak Djokovic Delivers Caution to Jannik Sinner: Doping Ban Will Hang Over Him Like a "Cloud" The tennis star has warned Jannik Sinner that his three-month ban for doping will linger over his career as a constant shadow – while also questioning the timing of the penalty in the previous season. Details of the Suspension Sinner completed a three-month prohibition in February 2025 after the World Anti-Doping Agency approved his account that a prohibited performance-enhancing substance, clostebol, had entered his system accidentally. "This shadow will trail him just as the cloud of Covid will follow me, for the rest of his, or my career," Djokovic stated in a discussion on Piers Morgan: Uncensored. "It's just something that, it was so major, and when that happens, with time it may lessen, but I don't think it will disappear. There will inevitably exist a specific segment of individuals that will continually reference the incident." The Champion's Viewpoint Djokovic expressed belief that Sinner, a regular practice partner, "didn't do it on purpose", but he then scrutinized how the Italian managed to serve his time without missing a grand slam. "There is the lack of transparency, the inconsistency, the convenience [of] the ban coming between the slams, so he doesn't miss out the others – it simply appeared highly unusual," Djokovic added. Wider Player Reactions "I am dissatisfied with how the case was being handled and you could hear numerous fellow athletes, both male and female, who had some similar situations coming out in the media and asserting it represented favorable handling."