he Media Day It’s a chance to get up close and personal with the champions, and in this edition of the US Open, ask them questions. The “case” of Jannik Sinner (he said his own too) and his doping case were “vedettes”.
The fairways at Flushing Meadows bring that buzz and tennis players don’t run away from the subject. These are the American cases. Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz.
“He’s obviously a great player and the authorities have made a decision,” said Tiafoe, ranked 20th in the world, who lost to Sinner in the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final a week ago.
“He’s been cleared to play. That’s pretty much all I have to say. Good luck to him in the tournament. I’m excited to do what I want to do at the US Open,” he added.
For his part, Fritz, who is ranked 12th in the world, expressed his confidence that “the investigation process was carried out properly” and that the Italian did nothing, but he also expressed his regret that other tennis players were punished for reasons that are difficult to understand. “I think so. Many people get suspended for unfortunate reasons. I suppose they found in this decision that the matter is different and that there is no comment.“I am confident that he is not guilty and that he did nothing intentionally,” he added. suit.
“I think you have to be consistent across the board in terms of who gets suspended and who doesn’t get suspended,” he concluded.
The entire tournament can be followed, as always, on screens. ESPN and Disney+.
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