Toni Nadal, Rafa's uncle and first coach, on Sinner's side: "Not very clean tennis players against him"

Toni Nadal , Rafa's uncle and mentor and director of the Mallorca tournament, sides with Jannik Sinner , following the three-month suspension of the world tennis number one , decided with an agreement between the player's legal team and Wada to close the Clostebol case.

Nadal: “Sinner had no intention of cheating”

In an interview with the Spanish sports daily Marca , Nadal spoke about the sanction given to the Italian: “I find it unfair. I know Sinner personally: he had no intention of cheating and for me it is wrong to punish an athlete for an error that occurred by chance, without any will of his. Instead, we must punish those who dope intentionally and for personal gain. Sinner did not benefit from the substance found in his tests”.

“Too many tennis players lined up against Sinner”

Toni Nadal also answers the question that many have asked, in the world of tennis and beyond: "It is said that other tennis players, who are not number one in the world, have received much more severe sanctions in the same situation as Sinner. True, but I believe that they were wrong to punish them, not in some way to favor the Italian". Then the attack: " I was surprised to see how many players have taken a stand against this agreement between Wada and Sinner . Among them there are some of high level and even some who are not very clean...". A sentence dropped like that, but destined to make a lot of noise in the world of tennis.