US Open: The spray that caused Jannik Sinner's failed drug tests has 'DOPING' warning
The word “DOPING” is printed in all caps inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March
By ANDREW DAMPF
Published - Sep 05, 2024, 05:59 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:31 PM EST
ROME (AP) — The word “DOPING” is printed in capital letters inside a red circle with a slash through it on the box containing the over-the-counter spray sold in Italy that caused No. 1-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner to fail two drug tests in March.
Sinner was cleared last month and will play Jack Draper in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday.
Trofodermin, which contains the banned anabolic steroid Clostebol, is available without a prescription in Sinner’s home country — and that's where the 23-year-old's physical trainer bought the medication that led to a trace amount of Clostebol showing up in his test results.
A small can of Trofodermin was purchased for 14.50 euros ($16) at a Rome pharmacy this week by an Associated Press reporter.
