The winner of 24 Grand Slam titles Novak Djokovic described the three-month ban of the leader in the world tennis rankings Jannik Sinner for doping as unfair, BNR reported.
"It seems that you can influence the result if you are a top player and have access to the best lawyers. Sinner and Sviontek are innocent, this has been proven. The cases have attracted a lot of attention and this is certainly not in the favor of our sport. I have spoken to a number of players in the locker room not only in the last few days, but also in the previous months. Most of them are unhappy with how the whole process has gone. This is inconsistent and the decision seems very unfair. That's all I can say on the matter. It's time to really deal with the system. It's clear that the structure is not working properly," Djokovic said, quoted by Doha News.
Novak Djokovic and Spaniard Fernando Verdasco made a successful start to the ATP-500 tournament in Doha (Qatar) in doubles. In the first round, they defeated the representative of Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik and Russian Karen Khachanov - 6:1, 6:1 in 50 minutes of play.