After losing the match in the Davis Cup final in Malaga with the score of 7-6 6-2, the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor complimented Jannik Sinner for the level he expressed, then letting himself go with a comment on the Clostebol affair that has been in the news for several months and is still unresolved.

Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates with team captain Filippo Volandri as he defeats Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor during the Davis Cup final tennis match between Netherlands and Italy at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Will 2024 be remembered as the year Jannik Sinner produced one of the all-time great seasons or for the doping asterisk attached to his results? The jury is, quite literally, still out.

The Italian tennis player, despite an extraordinary 2024, has been sensationally excluded from the nominations for the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, probably due to the doping case involving him