Norwegian tennis player Kasper Rud spoke in an interview for "TV2" about Jannik Sinner and the doping scandal that occurred.
Rud explained why he stood by Sinner’s side and why he believes Sinner is not guilty.
- At first, I thought he would definitely be punished and discriminated against, but I got to know the rules and if you read carefully, you will see that there was no discrimination. Sinner did well to explain everything during the first 15 days after the positive test, and it was quickly understood where everything came from and what happened. There are not many athletes who can explain everything in those first 15 days, but Jannik succeeded. In his favor is the fact that he quickly clarified everything and it was reasonable – Rud said for TV2 in Norway.
He continued to defend Sinner by saying that doctors are the ones who have judged and that is why the Italian is not guilty.
- This is an extremely small dose that came after contact with the skin of another person and as I understand it, doctors who are experts in that field have examined the case and their judgment can be trusted – Kasper Rud said.
Recall, Sinner won the US Open after the doping scandal by defeating Taylor Fritz in the final 3-0.
In Croatian:
Norveški tenisač Kasper Rud govorio je u intervjuu za "TV2" o Janiku Sineru i dopinškom skandalu koji se dogodio.
Rud je objasnio zašto se zauzeo za Sonerovu stranu i zašto vjeruje da Siner nije kriv.
- Prvo sam pomislio da će sigurno biti kažnjen i diskriminiran, ali sam se upoznao sa pravilima i ako pažljivo pročitate, vidjet ćete da nije bilo nikakve diskriminacije. Siner je dobro učinio što je sve objasnio tijekom prvih 15 dana nakon pozitivnog testa i brzo je shvaćeno odakle je sve stiglo i što se dogodilo. Nema mnogo sportaša koji uspiju objasniti sve u tih prvih 15 dana, ali je Jannik uspio. U njegovu korist ide što je brzo sve razjasnio i bilo je razumno – rekao je Rud za TV2 u Norveškoj.
Nastavio je braniti Sinera riječima da su doktori ti koji su presudili i zato Talijan nije kriv.
- Ovo je ekstremno mala doza koja je došla nakon kontakta s kožom druge osobe i kako ja razumijem, doktori koji su stručnjaci u toj oblasti pregledali su slučaj i njihova presuda se može vjerovati – poručio je Kasper Rud.
Podsjetimo, Siner je osvojio US Open nakon dopinškog skandala pobjedom nad Taylorom Fritzom u finalu 3-0.
