Sinner ordered to remove banned wrist device at Australian Open
Jannik Sinner was told to remove a banned wrist device just minutes before his Australian Open fourth‑round clash with fellow Italian Luciano Darderi. The defending champion appeared on court wearing what looked like a Whoop fitness tracker under his wristband as he approached the net for the coin toss. Umpire Greg Allensworth spotted the device and immediately instructed Sinner to take it off, and the world No. 2 complied without protest. Images later showed he had tried to conceal the technology beneath his wristband, echoing earlier incidents in the tournament involving Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka, who were also told to remove similar gadgets. The incident came days after Sinner survived a gruelling match in extreme heat against Eliot Spizzirri, where he battled cramps and later admitted he was “lucky” with how the tournament’s heat rule was applied. Despite the […]