A global ambassador for Gucci since 2022, the event marked Sinner’s first public outing since receiving a three-month ban related to two failed doping tests last March.
The Italian was initially handed no suspension from the ITIA after testing positive to clostebol, an anabolic steroid, after he was able to prove the contamination was unintentional. But following an appeal from WADA, who argued that he should be held accountable for the actions of his team, Sinner agreed to a settlement of his case and accepted the suspension.
Sinner had been gearing up to compete at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, where he was billed as the top seed. Accepting the ban on February 15, however, meant he had to hang up his racquets immediately and head home.
