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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Jannik sinner considered quitting tennis during fallout from doping case - What They Never Told You

Jannik Sinner
Jannik Sinner’s case has provoked strong reactions from inside and outside the sport, with many arguing Sinner has received preferential treatment. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Jannik Sinner had admitted he considered giving up on tennis earlier this year in the aftermath of his anti-doping case as he struggled to handle the criticism and doubts from his colleagues on the ATP tour.

“When I arrived in Australia in January I was uncomfortable, also because it seemed to me that the other players looked at me differently. For a moment, I even thought about giving up everything,” Sinner told the Italian TV station RA.

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