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The long disqualification that will keep Jannik Sinner in the pits for the next three months has begun. WADA has stopped the tennis player for the Clostebol case until May 4th: he is also banned from training until April 13th, the day on which he will be able to access the official facilities and courts affiliated with the national federation. But what will he do during this period? Obviously he won't stay still and will probably fly to Dubai to continue keeping fit in the ways he is allowed.
Where can he train? And above all with whom? There are several very valid hypotheses which all lead to foreign tracks and big names who have recently left tennis. Sinner will have to rent a private structure to continue his activity and will be able to fish from a wide range of good level rivals who are no longer part of the professional circuit for a generous fee, without having to draw on the pool of the many amateurs present all over the world.
Who can Sinner train with?
Part of the disqualification imposed by WADA for the doping case also concerns training. The suspension does not allow him to enter official facilities to train or to follow his teammates during tournaments, given that he risks doubling the suspension. Sinner will be able to continue to carry out his activity only in private centers until next April 13th and obviously as a sparring partner he will only be able to choose tennis players who are no longer part of the official circuit.
One of the strongest suggestions is that of Rafa Nadal who retired in November after the Davis Cup. The unknown concerns the Spaniard's desire to return to the field immediately, given that he is currently pursuing his personal interests and has stated several times that he has a very worn physique after years of career. However, there are less high-sounding and less visible names who could be suitable for Sinner: among those eligible there is certainly the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, former number 8 in the ranking who at 32 years old could feel the need to get back into the game against a great champion, even if only in training. In any case, as underlined by Repubblica, there will be no difficulty in finding a challenger because the Italian will offer a very important compensation to whoever will accompany him in the next two months.
The Dubai hypothesis for preparation
In the meantime, the Italian flew to Dubai to spend a few days of vacation there. It is a destination that she has often frequented in recent years and the WTA 1000 is being played there where Anna Kalinskaya has already been eliminated: Sinner's alleged ex (no certain news about the separation has ever arrived) will remain there for a few more days, but there is always maximum confidentiality regarding their possible meetings. The United Arab Emirates could certainly be the place where the world number one will spend the period of suspension: this year he carried out his winter preparation there and can count on a trusted network to retreat there at least until April.
As mentioned, Sinner will not be able to train in official facilities but will have to rent a private one to continue training without breaking the rules set by WADA. Therefore, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport, all the clues would point towards a luxury resort that has a tennis Academy managed by Davide Giusti: the coach flew to Dubai many years ago and has had relationships with Italian tennis players for at least a decade and the resort where he works has four synthetic courts which are not affiliated with any federation and which therefore would be right in the South Tyrolean's case. The other hypotheses remain Monte Carlo and Alicante, the locations where he carried out his preparation in recent years.
Where can he train? And above all with whom? There are several very valid hypotheses which all lead to foreign tracks and big names who have recently left tennis. Sinner will have to rent a private structure to continue his activity and will be able to fish from a wide range of good level rivals who are no longer part of the professional circuit for a generous fee, without having to draw on the pool of the many amateurs present all over the world.
Who can Sinner train with?
Part of the disqualification imposed by WADA for the doping case also concerns training. The suspension does not allow him to enter official facilities to train or to follow his teammates during tournaments, given that he risks doubling the suspension. Sinner will be able to continue to carry out his activity only in private centers until next April 13th and obviously as a sparring partner he will only be able to choose tennis players who are no longer part of the official circuit.
One of the strongest suggestions is that of Rafa Nadal who retired in November after the Davis Cup. The unknown concerns the Spaniard's desire to return to the field immediately, given that he is currently pursuing his personal interests and has stated several times that he has a very worn physique after years of career. However, there are less high-sounding and less visible names who could be suitable for Sinner: among those eligible there is certainly the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, former number 8 in the ranking who at 32 years old could feel the need to get back into the game against a great champion, even if only in training. In any case, as underlined by Repubblica, there will be no difficulty in finding a challenger because the Italian will offer a very important compensation to whoever will accompany him in the next two months.
The Dubai hypothesis for preparation
In the meantime, the Italian flew to Dubai to spend a few days of vacation there. It is a destination that she has often frequented in recent years and the WTA 1000 is being played there where Anna Kalinskaya has already been eliminated: Sinner's alleged ex (no certain news about the separation has ever arrived) will remain there for a few more days, but there is always maximum confidentiality regarding their possible meetings. The United Arab Emirates could certainly be the place where the world number one will spend the period of suspension: this year he carried out his winter preparation there and can count on a trusted network to retreat there at least until April.
As mentioned, Sinner will not be able to train in official facilities but will have to rent a private one to continue training without breaking the rules set by WADA. Therefore, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport, all the clues would point towards a luxury resort that has a tennis Academy managed by Davide Giusti: the coach flew to Dubai many years ago and has had relationships with Italian tennis players for at least a decade and the resort where he works has four synthetic courts which are not affiliated with any federation and which therefore would be right in the South Tyrolean's case. The other hypotheses remain Monte Carlo and Alicante, the locations where he carried out his preparation in recent years.
