Jannik Sinner currently serves a three -month doping ban for two failed anti -doping tests during the Wells Indian tournament last year, but still managed to strengthen his position at the top of the last ATP ranking by 190 points, with Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz has not managed to make the best party of his absence.
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Jannik Sinner, the best classified player in the world, has currently served a three -month ban he had received for two doping tests failed last year. The Italian, therefore, had to look at his rivals fighting at the Indian Wells Open – the tournament in which he had been tested positive for the anabolic agent prohibited Clostebol – on a television rather than on the field.
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Sinner’s ban started on February 9 and will end on May 4, three days before the Italian Open in Rome. And although he is not in competition at the Indian Wells Open this month, in which British Jack Draper beat Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 to be crowned champion, Sinner managed to consolidate his advance at the top of the ATP ranking.
How the sinner improved his advance at the top of the ATP ranking despite the doping of the prohibition
For departures, Sinner had fewer classification points to defend to Indian Wells because of his outing in the semi-finals last year, with Carlos Alcaraz-the possible champion-showing him the door with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory. The Spaniard, currently ranked third in the world, does not defend his title this year, losing against Draper 1-6, 6-0, 4-6 in the semi-finals.
What also helped the case of Sinner is that Alexander Zverev, ranked second in the world, failed to fill the gap with him with a defeat in the second round against Tallon Griekspoor in the Netherlands.
The sinner had already lost 400 stands in the Indian Wells classification last year because of his positive doping test, and has lost no other classification because of his absence this month. Alcaraz, on the other hand, lost 600 ranking points.
Sinner is currently at the top with 11,330 while Zverev and Alcaraz are respectively third and fourth with 7,945 and 6,910 points respectively.
Novak Djokovic, a Grand Chelem champion who has experienced a sharp drop in form since last year, is back among the first five with 3,860s while Draper has half reduced his ranking to move to a career record n ° 7 due to his victory on Sunday.
The SouthPaw has won 990 classification points to move in the top 10 and currently has 3,800 points in its name.
Zverev and Alcaraz, however, will have the opportunity to fill the gap with the Italian at the Miami Open, which is also an ATP 1000 event, later this month.
