JustMy2Cents
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Ben Rothenberg, Bounces: I just saw your tweets a few days ago about a quote that wasn't accurate but was attributed to you, about Jannik Sinner and his penalty. And you said you hadn't read the report. And so a few days later, I just want to ask for your actual thoughts on what's been going on, because it's obviously been a big story atop men's tennis right now.
Casper Ruud: Yeah. I think... I feel sorry for Jannik. He's, in my opinion, not done anything intentionally. And, you know, it is not the first time it has happened—but it doesn't happen often—settlements in a doping sentence, which was probably surprising for a few people.
When you look at the [legal system], it's not unusual that it happens when someone is about to go to trial. I mean, there's many other cases where settlements happened just before a trial. So, my understanding, if I was in Jannik's shoes, of course I would love to have the possibility to defend myself in an open trial, which I'm sure he was going for. But when you go trial, there's always a risk that you might be found guilty, if the juries or the judges see things in a different way. I mean, look at how many cases in the world someone has gone to jail when he wasn't guilty, or she wasn't guilty. So, I mean, there's always a risk that you might be found guilty even though you aren't. So, a settlement of three months—or a suspension of three months—was something that both were happy to do.
Still, I feel sorry for Jannik. He will be out, he will miss 4 out of 9 Masters 1000s for something he didn't intentionally do. So I hope he keeps his head high. Me personally, I'm always rooting for him. I think it's a joy to watch him play, and I hope the three months go by quickly for him.
Yeah, It's just sad for him, and tennis as a sport, when the World No. 1 goes through something like this. And, yeah, I guess that's kind of my thought about it at the moment, yeah.
Casper Ruud: Yeah. I think... I feel sorry for Jannik. He's, in my opinion, not done anything intentionally. And, you know, it is not the first time it has happened—but it doesn't happen often—settlements in a doping sentence, which was probably surprising for a few people.
When you look at the [legal system], it's not unusual that it happens when someone is about to go to trial. I mean, there's many other cases where settlements happened just before a trial. So, my understanding, if I was in Jannik's shoes, of course I would love to have the possibility to defend myself in an open trial, which I'm sure he was going for. But when you go trial, there's always a risk that you might be found guilty, if the juries or the judges see things in a different way. I mean, look at how many cases in the world someone has gone to jail when he wasn't guilty, or she wasn't guilty. So, I mean, there's always a risk that you might be found guilty even though you aren't. So, a settlement of three months—or a suspension of three months—was something that both were happy to do.
Still, I feel sorry for Jannik. He will be out, he will miss 4 out of 9 Masters 1000s for something he didn't intentionally do. So I hope he keeps his head high. Me personally, I'm always rooting for him. I think it's a joy to watch him play, and I hope the three months go by quickly for him.
Yeah, It's just sad for him, and tennis as a sport, when the World No. 1 goes through something like this. And, yeah, I guess that's kind of my thought about it at the moment, yeah.
