Murray’s ex-coach says why there is no scandal

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced in a detailed statement that it accepted the response of the player’s lawyer, who claimed that the banned substance was present in a minimal amount in the player’s sample because the player was tested by a member of the The coaching staff had received a cream to treat an injury.

This decision was criticized by a certain section of the tennis community, including some current and former players, who called for similar treatment for other players. On Friday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that it had appealed the ITIA ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

“The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that on Thursday, September 26, it lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, which was heard by an independent tribunal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) was found guilty without fault or negligence after testing positive for the banned substance Clostebol twice in March 2024,” the statement said.

The former coach of world number one Murray, Petchey, explained in a post on his official account on the social media platform X – formerly known as Twitter – that Sinner’s case is not a “scandal” because he and his Lawyers had acted within the available rules.

“For the record, there is ZERO scandal in the Sinner case,” he wrote. “He and his lawyers acted in the situation where he obviously followed the rules and made a decision based on the evidence presented. No conspiracy, no cover-up.”