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Jannik Sinner Reinforces Team with Former Djokovic Staff Amid Doping Fallout

Sinner hires Marco Panichi and Ulises Badio after firing previous trainers due to unintentional doping incident.

  • Jannik Sinner, currently ranked World No.1, has hired Marco Panichi as his fitness coach and Ulises Badio as his physiotherapist.
  • Sinner parted ways with his former fitness coach Umberto Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi following a doping scandal.
  • Two positive steroid tests in March were traced back to an unintentional contamination through a massage, leading to the firing of Naldi and Ferrara.
  • Despite the doping case, Sinner won both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open in 2024.
  • Panichi and Badio, who previously worked with Novak Djokovic, will join Sinner for upcoming tournaments in Beijing and Shanghai.
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