TURIN, Italy (AP) — Final decision in court Doping case involving top Jannik Sinner It probably won’t arrive until early next year.

For President Italian tennis federationBut the case has already been won publicly.

“With the exception of a few imbeciles, people all over the world understand what is happening,” Angelo Binaghi said in an interview with The Associated Press. ATP Finals on Wednesday. “Whatever decision is made, there is no doubt that Sinner is one of the cleanest and most honest athletes in world sport.”

Sinner is playing at home for the first time since it was revealed that he tested positive for anabolic steroids in two separate doping tests in March, ahead of the US Open championship.

An independent tribunal’s decision to clear Sinner of wrongdoing was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in September, and the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to make a final decision on the case in 2025. .

Sinner’s statement was as follows: banned performance enhancer It inadvertently entered his system through a massage from his physical therapist, who used a steroid-containing spray to treat his own cut finger.

WADA wants Sinner to be banned for 1 to 2 years.

“WADA’s view is that the finding of ‘no fault or negligence’ is not correct under the applicable rules,” WADA said in a statement in September.

Sinner ‘very positive’ will be cleared of wrongdoing

Sinner said in response to an AP question last week that CAS had not yet informed him of the hearing date.

“No, we don’t know anything yet,” Sinner said. “Look, I’ve been in this position three times now, so it’s not a good place to be. But it’s always come out very positive, so I’m very positive.”

However, a one or two-year ban could have a huge impact on Sinner’s career, even though he is only 23 years old.

“We are confident that he will be fully exonerated when the verdict is given,” Binaghi said.

No doubt Sinner’s coffee making sponsor is Lavazza

Marco Lavazza, vice president of coffee producer Lavazza, stated that the company plans to support Sinner as one of its main sponsors.

“(The doping case) shocked us. Then we realized, like everyone else, that it was an accident,” Lavazza told Italian newspaper Il Giornale. “But I have no doubt who Jannik Sinner is.”

The sinner keeps winning

Meanwhile, Sinner continues to win, having won her first two Grand Slam titles this year at the Australian Open and US Open.

He won his first two matches at the ATP Finals in a row against Alex de Minaur and Taylor Fritz and will then face Daniil Medvedev on Thursday.

Sinner’s matches attract more TV viewers than top-flight football matches in Italy and his rapid rise to the top has resulted in local fans buying almost all of the final tickets.

“There is no foreign audience; they are all Italian,” Binaghi said. “We have 30,000 fewer foreigners than last year. “When you divide that into 15 sessions, it becomes 2,000 less for each session.”

Moving the ATP Finals to Milan is a possibility

The ability to sell more tickets to a wider audience is one of the reasons why the ATP Finals will be moved to Milan after the five-year contract with Torino expires next year.

The new arena to be built in Milan for the 2026 Olympics will have 4,000 more seats than the Inalpi arena in Turin.

“We proposed that the finals be held in Italy for another five years,” Binaghi said, adding that holding the tournament in Turin remained an option.

Binaghi said he expected the ATP to announce its decision on the future of the tournament by Sunday.

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