Jannik Sinner enjoyed a winning return to tennis on Saturday after serving a three-month doping ban, as he defeated Mariano Navone in front of a rapturous crowd at his home Italian Open.

Italy’s Jannik Sinner watches her serve against Argentina’s Mariano Navone during a second round match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns to Argentina’s Mariano Navone during their second round match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome,

World number one Jannik Sinner was ecstatic after a victorious return following a three-month doping ban, with a 6–3 6–4 win over Argentina's Mariano Navone in the second round of the Italian Open. Sinner agreed a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency in February and began an immediate three-month suspension after authorities accepted that the anabolic agent clostebol had entered his system via massages from his physiotherapist.