4 h. ago Jannik Sinner returns with a win to leave rocking Rome celebrating again

World No 1 back from three-month doping banItalian comfortably defeats Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4“Lord forgive me, the Sinner is back,” read a pair of T-shirts, complete with AI-generated religious imagery, worn by two exuberant women sporting orange wigs in a crowd of thousands that had amassed outside the Foro Italico’s stadium court an hour before festivities began.Their joy was reflective of a jubilant night in Rome as Jannik Sinner marked his return to professional tennis after his three-month doping ban with a win on home soil at the Italian Open, closing out a positive performance with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mariano Navone of Argentina to reach the third round. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Jannik Sinner enjoys triumphant return from doping ban before home crowd at Italian Open

Sinner dispatched 99th-ranked Mariano Navone in straight sets on his return

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4 h. ago Jannik Sinner vs Mariano Navone LIVE: World No 1 wins on return from doping ban at Italian Open

Sinner played his first match since winning the Australian Open in January

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6 h. ago Jannik Sinner vs Mariano Navone LIVE: World No 1 takes first set on return from doping ban at Italian Open

Sinner plays his first match since winning the Australian Open in January

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10 h. ago Jannik Sinner vs Mariano Navone LIVE: World No 1 returns from doping ban at Italian Open

Sinner plays his first match since winning the Australian Open in January

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3 d. ago Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team lead duties as Colapino replaces Doohan

Briatore to return 17 years after Crashgate scandal Driver Doohan replaced by Colapinto for next five racesThe Alpine team principal, Oliver Oakes, has resigned from the team with Flavio Briatore, the Italian who was once given a lifetime ban from Formula One, set to step up to assume team principal duties.Oakes was appointed only nine months ago and the 37-year-old’s resignation, which a statement from Alpine read they had accepted with “immediate effect”, comes as the team replace their driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto for the next five F1 races. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Flavio Briatore takes on Alpine F1 team principal duties after Oliver Oakes exit

Briatore to return 17 years after Crashgate scandalDriver Doohan expected to be replaced by ColapintoThe Alpine team principal, Oliver Oakes, has resigned from the team with Flavio Briatore, the Italian who was once given a lifetime ban from Formula One, set to step up to assume team principal duties.Oakes was appointed only nine months ago and the 37-year-old’s resignation, which a statement from Alpine read they had accepted with “immediate effect”, comes with the team expected to replace their driver Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto before the next round at Imola. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jannik Sinner setting low expectations as he returns from doping ban at Italian Open

ATP No 1 has not competed since Australian OpenSinner: ‘For me, last year was very difficult’Jannik Sinner said it feels strange to be back on the tennis circuit after his three-month anti-doping ban but he is happy and setting his expectations low as he returns on home soil at the Italian Open.“It’s a very low expectation tournament in general,” said Sinner during his pre-tournament press conference. “Results-wise, I don’t know. For me, what’s missing is the complete feedback of where my level is. That’s going to come slowly with time playing. After the first round match I’m going to have a good picture of myself, where I am at. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Jannik Sinner sets low expectations as he returns from doping ban at Italian Open

ATP No 1 has not competed since Australian OpenSinner: ‘For me, last year was very difficult’Jannik Sinner said it feels strange to be back on the tennis circuit after his three-month anti-doping ban but he is happy and setting his expectations low as he returns on home soil at the Italian Open, which begin on Wednesday.“It’s a very low expectation tournament in general,” said Sinner during his pre-tournament press conference. “Results-wise, I don’t know. For me, what’s missing is the complete feedback of where my level is. That’s going to come slowly with time playing. After the first-round match I’m going to have a good picture of myself, where I am at. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jannik Sinner considered quitting tennis before accepting doping ban

Sinner is set to make his comeback at the Italian Open next week

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2 w. ago Jack Draper backs Sinner as return from ban nears: ‘He doesn’t deserve any hate’

British No 1 says friend is ‘a really genuine, nice person’Italian will return to action after three-month ban in MayJack Draper believes it has been important to stand up for his friend Jannik Sinner and that the Italian is undeserving of any hate as he prepares to return from his three-month anti-doping ban next month.“When people ask about him, or anyone, I’ll tell the truth,” said Draper. “I think Jannik is a really, really genuine, nice person. And on top of that, he’s obviously an unbelievable player. In this situation, I’m sure that he would have absolutely zero idea of anything. That’s just the way life goes – sometimes there’s mistakes. Continue reading...

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