Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while the No. 1-ranked men's tennis player is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests. Instead of Sinner,

Jannik Sinner, the world's top-ranked tennis player, is under scrutiny after reportedly practicing in Doha, Qatar, despite a three-month doping ban that prohibits him from training and competing.

Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis to settle a case which has lingered over the sport for months after he twice tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday.

The world’s No. 1 men’s tennis player reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive twice for a banned substance last year.

The timing means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open, the season's next major, starts May 25.

Former Wimbledon winner Marion Bartoli has expressed her annoyance at the fact that Jannik Sinner’s doping ban will not cause him to miss any Grand Slam tournaments. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced last week that Sinner had been suspended from tennis for three months for failing two doping tests in March 2024.

Despite testing positive for a banned substance, Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has only been banned for three months. Novak Djokovic spoke of "favoritism," while Alexander Zverev called the case "odd.