Ugo Humbert criticises Jannik Sinner for ‘not thinking clearly’ after hearing what he’s said recently

Despite his on-court dominance, Jannik Sinner has been the target of significant abuse from a select group of his ATP colleagues – this time however, it’s nothing to do with his doping saga.

The serene glide to a maiden US Open title in the middle of two Masters trophies has coincided with the Italian’s most challenging moment of his career.

After Jannik Sinner twice tested positive for the banned substance clostebol in March, he was initially cleared of any wrongdoing in a statement announced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency mere hours after clinching the title in Cincinnati two months ago.

Since however, the criticism has been piled on the world number one. While he has lost just once since the news broke, Sinner admitted he’s faced a lot of pressure this season.

During his Beijing Open campaign, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced they were appealing the case and re-opening it immediately. They called for the Italian to face a ban of at least one year – Sinner responded at the time saying he was ‘surprised’ at the new ruling.

With all this furore and speculation, an ATP colleague has now taken aim at the world number one for his comments on the tennis calendar – a topic that’s been hotly debated on and off since the Paris Olympics.

Ugo Humbert blasts Jannik Sinner comments on ATP schedule

A scheduling grievance Iga Swiatek first aired, a packed summer of tennis has been even more unrelenting and controversial than usual.

With the Olympics taking place on the clay-courts during a time when players are normally given the chance to transition from grass to the hard-courts, many on the circuit were concerned about the stress it would put on their bodies – several high-profile players even skipped the Olympics as a result.

A packed calendar saw Carlos Alcaraz claim the ATP were trying to ‘kill’ the players in what was a statesmen brassy in keeping with the general mood.