Sinner said he had agreed with women’s champ Iga Swiatek of Poland, banned for a month over a heart medication, that coming back to win after a ban was even better.
“Iga and I talked about it yesterday, and in a certain sense we celebrated even more,” Sinner said.
Sinner didn’t shy away from a question asked about his positive Clostebol test (which earned him a three-month suspension from the anti-doping agency WADA) and whether he feared his victory in London would damage the image of tennis.
The question followed controversial input by maverick Aussie player Nick Kyrgios, who posted an asterisk on social media after Sinner’s victory.
On the contrary, the 23-year-old South Tyrolean said he thought the doping scandal involving him and Światek made both victories “very special”.
Kyrgios, and some others, have said Sinner should have been banned for years.
WADA agreed with the Italian player that his trainer and masseur had accidentally tainted him with the steroid.
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