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Denis Shapovalov He was one of the first players to give his point of view on social networks when the first news about the doping case of Jannik Sinner. After a few weeks, the Canadian tennis player continues to be critical of the relevant organizations, beyond the figure of the Italian player. Additionally, Denis talks about his lack of consistency and his recent incident in Washington.
The Jannik Sinner doping case
“Some players have contaminated substances and are sanctioned for years, and the same does not happen with other players. WADA should have intervened immediately. They should have notified after the first positive as WADA. Why do they intervene just now? Now they are torturing themselves to Sinner and he has to play in these circumstances. If the decisive people made the decision that he is clean, then that should be in the WADA guidelines. WADA should not be able to say months later: ‘No, now we want to annul him,’ whether they already had the information. It’s just not clear to the players,” Shapovalov explained in an interview with Tennis Majors.
Lack of consistency due to physical problems
“The knee is fine now, but I’m still trying to get back to my maximum level. Physically, the knee injury takes time, with all the previous season. While I was out I wasn’t able to be at 100% and even at the beginning of this season, I couldn’t go 100%,” confesses Denis about the problem that arose during the last Wimbledon in 2023. The former world number 10 is currently in position 95 in the ATP Rankings.
“I’m definitely at a different stage in my career. I’ve been through a lot: a big promotion, a little fall, a serious injury. I’m becoming more experienced. I think my tennis is there, but it’s a bit physically difficult for me to maintain my level day after day. That’s why I’ve had many results in which I’ve beaten high-level players, but the next day I haven’t played well and I’ve been tired.”
About his incident in Washington
One of the most recent episodes in which he has been the protagonist has been that disqualification for getting into an argument with a spectator in the stands, with the chair umpire making the final decision because the Canadian used bad words: “I am not happy with the decision, for me it was a mistake what happened. It was at an important moment in my season, because I was finally playing well, I had a good streak and then this incident happened, which destroyed my momentum. In Montreal I focused a lot more and. I couldn’t display my best tennis, which was reflected in the US Open.
It stuck in my mind, I was very upset, although they gave me back the 100 points of the decision I lost all the money. If we reduce the fine and taxes, they sent me a check for $154. It was kind of an insult to me. The ATP did not admit that it had been wrong. There are players who have done much worse things than mine and have not received major punishments. I was unlucky and I’m still upset that they didn’t admit their mistake. At that time I didn’t want to play tennis, but after the Davis Cup it was better.”
