Last Saturday, it was announced that the world's best player, Jannik Sinner, had negotiated a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) over offences committed last March, and would be banned for just three months.

Tennis faces a new crisis of perception despite following its own rules on integrity. The two-tiered resentment is not going to fade away.

Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban from tennis to settle a case which has lingered over the sport for months after he twice tested positive for a banned substance, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Saturday.

The men's world No. 1 will miss several tournaments, but no Grand Slams. Here's what to know about the doping proceedings against him.

The timing means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments. The French Open, the season's next major, starts May 25.

Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban after WADA concluded the Italian did not intend to cheat. Sinner's innocence appears less important than the process.

Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban isn’t sitting right with some in the tennis world. Australian star Nick Kyrgios ripped the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), claiming Sinner got off easy with the monthslong suspension over his two positive drug tests.

Novak Djokovic says a majority of tennis players have lost faith in the anti-doping authorities following Jannik Sinner’s three-month ban, and there’s a widespread feeling that “favoritism” is being shown to the sport’s biggest stars.

Many in the tennis world are expressing skepticism with the process that led to Sinner's three-month suspension

The lawyer representing world number one Jannik Sinner has spoken out against claims by Novak Djokovic that the Italian had been treated with favouritism during his doping case, which was settled earlier this month - with the 23-year-old accepting a three-month suspension that will see him avoid missing a single Grand Slam.