Wada is seeking a ban for the Italian after he twice tested positive for traces of a steroid; hometown hero Zheng beats Nadia Podoroska.

Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen, Olympic champion in Paris, has rapidly become a national hero, a testament to the immense sacrifices her parents

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner on Monday defied the controversy surrounding his doping case to join Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev in the Beijing semi-finals.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner defied the controversy surrounding his doping case to join Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev on Monday in the China Open semi-finals. Alcaraz and 2021 US Open champion Medvedev have met seven times before with the Spaniard winning five of their meetings,

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended a ban of one to two years on Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner, in an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last week.

The Montreal-based body known as WADA announced Saturday it is seeking a ban of one to two years for the U.S. Open champion but indicated it does not plan to backdate an eventual suspension -- which would mean Sinner could keep his second Grand Slam title even if he is found guilty.