in a dramatic turn of events within the tennis world Rafael Nadal has come forward to defend Jan Nick siner in light of recent doping allegations as Sinner's case was swiftly resolved ahead of the US Open many in the tennis community have raised concerns about the fairness of the process Nadal one of tennis's most respected figures has voiced his support for the young Italian Star contrasting the handling of Sinner's case with that of other players including Simona halop Nadal who opted out of this year's US Open discussed the situation during an appearance on the Spanish show elor mcaro he expressed his belief in Sinner's innocence stating I believe in the good faith of people I know Sinner and I don't think he wanted to dope Justice is Justice and it shouldn't only be acceptable when it aligns with our views Nadal emphasized that if sinner wasn't sanctioned it's because the incident wasn't deemed punishable not because of his high ranking in the tennis world I don't think they judged him as innocent simply because he is the world number one everyone's opinion is respectable and mine is this Nadal concluded sinner who faced temporary suspension due to a banned substance found in his system maintained that the source of the substance was identified quickly allowing the case to be resolved with minimal delay he was suspended briefly but was able to continue his preparation for the US Open after the situation was clarified Nadal's defense of Sinner comes in contrast to Simona Hop's experience halop a former world number one was handed a 4-year ban after testing positive for roxadustat during the 2022 US Open although her suspension was eventually reduced to 9 months halop has voiced her frustration over what she perceives as unequal treatment speaking at a recent event in Romania halop shared her thoughts on the disparity saying it's clear I was judged differently and suffered a lot I waited a long time and it wasn't fair to me all athletes should be judged equally regardless of their ranking with her suspension now behind her halop is eligible to return to competition though she has yet to participate in any official matches since her suspension this ongoing debate over fairness and tennis highlights the challenges the sport faces in ensuring Justice is administered equally regardless of a player status