{"id":87441,"date":"2025-07-23T11:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=87441"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:30:03","slug":"jannik-sinner-rehires-fitness-coach-umberto-ferrara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/07\/23\/jannik-sinner-rehires-fitness-coach-umberto-ferrara\/","title":{"rendered":"Jannik Sinner Rehires Fitness Coach Umberto Ferrara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World #1 Jannik Sinner has brought back his fitness coach, Umberto Ferrara, with whom he parted ways following an inquiry into <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/02\/18\/novak-djokovic-jannik-sinner-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">his positive tests for a prohibited substance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi left the Italian&#8217;s team last August, five months after Sinner had two positive results for clostebol.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner was exonerated by an independent tribunal of any misconduct last August, but the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) contested the panel\u2019s decision that he bore no fault or negligence.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/09\/28\/sinner-could-face-two-year-ban-with-wada-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">accepted a three-month suspension<\/a> in February after agreeing with WADA.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-doping agency said that it acknowledged Sinner did not intend to cheat but was accountable for the negligence of the entourage.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner explained that clostebol, which can enhance muscle mass, entered his body when Naldi used an over-the-counter spray to treat a cut on his hand.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrara said that he had given the spray to Naldi for personal use and cautioned him against applying it to Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>Following the exits of Ferrara and Naldi, Sinner brought on fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio in September. However, he separated from them shortly before this year\u2019s Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner made his comeback at the Italian Open in May.<\/p>\n<p>He fell short in the French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz in a gripping five-set match in June, before defeating him in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/07\/13\/sinner-overcomes-demons-claims-wimbledon-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Wimbledon final<\/a> this month to secure his fourth Grand Slam title and his first at SW19.<\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"DrllQo3MTEdFzge2a7gmWA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2224925039\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'DrllQo3MTEdFzge2a7gmWA',sig:'nPrNI0Jk0d8wTOTX8XgZ68bwNlpjUGVmIZX5IuFCIQM=',w:'594px',h:'379px',items:'2224925039',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World #1 Jannik Sinner has brought back his fitness coach, Umberto Ferrara, with whom he parted ways following an inquiry into his positive tests for a prohibited substance. Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi left the Italian&#8217;s team last August, five months after Sinner had two positive results for clostebol. 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