Jannik Sinner 'disappointed and surprised' by WADA appeal over doping case

Tennis world No 1 Jannik Sinner said he was "disappointed and surprised" on Saturday after the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) appealed over his steroid case.

Jannik Sinner says he’s surprised that WADA appealed his case, ‘I'm very disappointed & also surprised, because we had three hearings. All three hearings came out very positively for me’

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"We cannot control everything. Obviously I'm very disappointed and also surprised," he told reporters at the China Open, having been cleared in August of wrongdoing.

"We had three hearings. All three hearings came out very positively for me."

Wada made the announcement on Saturday but appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday.

The 23-year-old Italian Sinner said he knew "a couple of days ago" about the appeal.

"Maybe they just want to make sure that everything is in the right position. Yeah, I'm just surprised that they appealed."