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to Laureas officials, World No.1 Jannik Sinner’s nomination for the esteemed Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award was withdrawn on Thursday (February 27th).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.

The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award has been withdrawn because of the top-ranked tennis player’s three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.

In this long period, Jannik has grown a lot as a person and has understood who his true friends are. Many players have harshly attacked him and claimed that he was treated differently from others, while other tennis players such as Matteo Berrettini and Casper Ruud have always defended him.

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.

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 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.

The Laureus Academy has revoked Jannik Sinner's nomination for the World Sportsman of the Year Award, following a doping ban. Sinner tested positive for clostebol, claiming it was passed to him through massages from his team.

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three-month ban, his nomination for the Sportsman of the Year Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards has been withdrawn.