The world’s No. 1 men’s tennis player reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive twice for a banned substance last year.

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.

World number one Jannik Sinner has been banned from tennis for three months over two failed drugs tests last year. Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January, has reached a settlement with

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.

Although Jannik Sinner's doping case is now over, the feeling is that the agreement between the world number 1 and WADA will continue to be discussed for some time. The Italian ace - who risked suffering a suspension of 1 to 2 years for 'strict liability' - avoided going to trial before the CAS in Lausanne and accepted a three-month suspension.

The World Anti-Doping Agency told the BBC that it rejected criticism of the settlement reached with the men’s World No 1

Eight-time Grand Slam champion Jimmy Connors has candidly weighed in on Jannik Sinner being banned from tennis for failing doping tests. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced in August that Sinner was free to play as he bore “no fault or negligence” after testing positive for the anabolic steroid clostebol twice in March.