Utter the term doping to the casual observer of a certain age and the immediate recollection they’ll have is that of Ben Johnson’s defiant one-armed salute, performed crossing

Rennae Stubbs noticed Jannik Sinner catching heat for attending a Gucci event while serving a doping suspension and the former six-time Grand Slam doubles champion came to the 23-year-old defense with a strong argument.

Jannik Sinner, tennis world number one, faces a three-month doping ban and has been stripped of his Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award nomination. Sinner tested positive for clostebol, attributed to a sports therapy team member.

Jannik Sinner is currently serving a three-month suspension for an anti-doping rule violation but has been keeping busy with a range of activities.

According to Laureas officials, World No.1 Jannik Sinner’s nomination for the esteemed Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award was withdrawn on Thursday (February 27th). The reason was partly that he tested positive twice and was banned for three months.

Jannik Sinner has suffered a major blow in his mid-suspension training plans after the Monte-Carlo Country Club confirmed it was subject to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules. World No 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Sinner is serving a three-month suspension after he and WADA agreed to a settlement in his doping case.

The Italian won't be recognized for his accomplishments at the world's most prestigious sports award ceremony.

Following Jannik Sinner's three-month ban, his nomination for the Sportsman of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards has been withdrawn.