Milan, 14 July. (LaPresse) – For Jannik Sinner, his singles victories and those of Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon were made ‘very special’ by the doping cases that involved them over the past year. For the first time in Wimbledon history, both the men's and women's champions served suspensions for banned substances, which made their celebrations accompanied by controversy. ‘I don't think it's a good image for the sport,’ said Australian Nick Kyrgios during the preview of both Wimbledon finals. But the response came later, albeit indirectly, from the Italian champion, who, it should be remembered, was found completely innocent by WADA. When BBC Sport asked him on Monday if anyone might feel uncomfortable about his victory and Swiatek's, Sinner said: "Well, Iga and I talked about it yesterday, and in a way we celebrated even more, because it's been a very difficult time for her and also for me, and only I, my team and the people close to me know exactly how it went. ‘There will always be people who believe in you and others who don't, but that's just the way it is. So yes, in a way it's very special, because the last four or five months have been very, very stressful,’ added the world number one.
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