Tennis’s top-ranked player isn’t spending his forced break sulking. Jannik Sinner, suspended for three months after testing positive for clostebol, has been filling his schedule with everything but tennis—karting with Formula 1 drivers, front-row seats at Milan Fashion Week, and even hiking. His return isn’t until May 4, just in time for the Rome Masters and Roland-Garros. Until then? “I’m treating it like an off-season,” he might as well say.
From the Court to the Kart Track
The 23-year-old swapped his racket for a steering wheel last week, tearing up the track alongside Ferrari’s Le Mans winner Antonio Giovinazzi and cyclist Giulio Ciccone. Photos from the Circuito Internazionale Busca showed Sinner grinning behind the wheel, signing autographs like he’d traded careers overnight. Skiing—his first love—was already checked off the list earlier this winter.
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Fashion Week and Fairways
Before the high-speed laps, Sinner was courtside in a different sense: sitting beside Vogue’s Anna Wintour at Gucci’s Milan Fashion Week show. Golf clubs and hiking boots rounded out his unexpected hiatus activities. Through it all, he’s held onto his ATP No. 1 ranking—losing just 1,600 points during the suspension.
The Suspension Backstory
The ITIA’s August ruling cited “negligence by his team” for the doping violation, though Sinner accepted the ban without appeal. He’ll miss five tournaments, including Indian Wells and Miami, but avoids a rankings freefall. For now, his biggest challenge might be deciding what to try next—maybe cycling, given his new pals.
