Jannik Sinner has been dropped from an exhibition event in Las Vegas next month while he is serving a three-month ban connected to a pair of failed doping tests.

Jannik Sinner, the top-ranked tennis player, has been suspended for three months after two failed doping tests. Instead of Sinner, Casper Ruud will join a notable lineup for an exhibition match in Las Vegas.

Casper Ruud offered some kind words for Jannik Sinner following the Italian's ban from tennis as the Norwegian described his rival as "a good guy" and noted that he remains "the best player" in the game.

Casper Ruud clarified his recent remarks about Jannik Sinner attributed to the Norwegian in the aftermath of the Italian accepting a three-month ban in a controversial settlement with the World Anti-D

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.