🔗 Share this article Djokovic Issues Caution to Jannik Sinner: Suspension Will Follow Him Like a "Cloud" The tennis star has warned Jannik Sinner that his three-month doping suspension will linger over his career like a "cloud" – and raised doubts about the scheduling of the sanction in the previous season. The Ban Explained Sinner completed a three-month prohibition in February 2025 after the World Anti-Doping Agency approved his account that a banned anabolic steroid, the steroid clostebol, had been ingested unintentionally. "This shadow will trail him just as the cloud of Covid will follow me, for the remainder of our respective careers," Djokovic stated in a discussion on Piers Morgan: Uncensored. "It is a situation where, it was so major, and when that happens, over time it will fade, but I believe it won't fully vanish. There's always going to be a certain group of people that will continually reference the incident." The Champion's Viewpoint The Serbian player stated that Sinner, a regular practice partner, "had no intentional involvement", but he proceeded to question how the player arranged to serve his time without sitting out any major tournaments. "The absence of openness, the irregularity, the convenience [of] the ban occurring between major events, 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 it was evident numerous fellow athletes, both male and female, who had some similar situations voicing their concerns publicly and complaining that it was a preferable treatment."