The head of men's tennis has vehemently rejected claims Jannik Sinner has received favourable treatment and is confident the sport will "survive" if the world No.1 ultimately cops a lengthy doping ban.
In an exclusive and candid interview with AAP, the ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi insisted Sinner's doping affair had been "run by the book" and that, just like Novak Djokovic - who has complained about players being left in the dark over the controversy - he too wasn't told before the firestorm.
