Jannik Sinner reveals how he wants to be remembered one year after doping ban is lifted: 'People think that I was fair...'

Jannik Sinner has opened up about how he wants to be remembered as a tennis player and person, exactly one year after completing his controversial doping ban that shook the tennis world.

The Italian star said he hopes people remember him as a fair and good person more than anything else. Sinner made the comments after reaching the semi-finals of the Italian Open and continuing his incredible run in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.

"Oh, I think I'm already writing my own story in any case. I feel like if things are not going well, I still did something great for myself in a way I would have never imagined to, to stand here as the player, what I'm right now, you know, back in the days when I was younger, I never thought that I would arrive at such a high level of tennis, but now I'm here," Sinner said.

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Siner wants to be remembered as a good person fair play

The world number one added that he wants to be remembered as a solid player who gave his best throughout his career and played fair. There has been a feeling among a section of fans and stakeholders that Sinner may have cheated after he was banned for doping.

"The perspective is obviously mostly that people think that I was fair play and a good person and this goes, for me, much more on top of everything, and then underneath there is the level what I have produced, hopefully for the rest of my career. I'm very solid player and that's it. No, nothing crazy, you know?" he added.

Sinner’s comments come after one of the most controversial periods of his career. In March 2024, he tested positive twice for trace amounts of the banned steroid clostebol during the Indian Wells tournament.

The substance was found in extremely small quantities, and Sinner argued that it entered his body accidentally through a spray used by his physiotherapist to treat a cut on his hand. An independent tribunal accepted the explanation and initially ruled that Sinner had “no fault or negligence.”

However, the case later became more complicated after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) appealed the decision. In February 2025, Sinner agreed to a three-month suspension that lasted until May 2025.

Despite the controversy, Sinner has returned strongly to the court, winning two of the four Grand Slams last year. The 24-year-old recently broke Djokovic’s all-time record for most consecutive wins at ATP Masters 1000 events after defeating Andrey Rublev in the Italian Open quarterfinals.