The chairman of the ATP Tour acknowledges there "could have been better communication" in explaining the rules involved in the doping case of top-ranked Jannik Sinner.

There "could have been better communication" in explaining the rules involved in Jannik Sinner's doping case, but no double standard was applied, ATP Tour chairman Andrea Gaudenzi acknowledged.

There “could have been better communication” in explaining the rules involved in Jannik Sinner’s doping case, ATP Tour chairman Andrea Gaudenzi acknowledged Thursday.

A final verdict in the doping case involving top-ranked Jannik Sinner likely won’t come until early next year.

Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for an anabolic agent in March, but avoided a ban after an independent tribunal accepted his defence.

A final verdict in the doping case involving Jannik Sinner likely won’t come until early next year. For the president of the Italian tennis federation, though, the case has already been won — in the court of public opinion.