Briton Jack Draper has given his backing to world number one Jannik Sinner over the doping controversy which saw the Italian accept a three-month ban and said he does not deserve any of the hate he gets.<\/p>\n
Sinner accepted the ban in February following a deal with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which had challenged a tribunal’s decision to clear him after two positive tests.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old three-times Grand Slam champion has not played since winning the Australian Open in January.<\/p>\n
“When people ask about him, or anyone, I’ll tell the truth. I think Jannik is a really, really genuine, nice person,” Draper told the Guardian and BBC in a joint interview published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“In this situation I’m sure that he would have absolutely zero idea of anything. That’s just the way life goes \u2014 sometimes there’s mistakes.<\/p>\n
“In terms of actually how I feel about him as a person, I think it’s important for people to know and recognize that the guy’s very, very kind-hearted and a good human being. So he doesn’t deserve any of the hate that he gets.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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