World number one Jannik Sinner has agreed to an immediate three-month suspension from tennis following a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over two positive doping tests last year. The ban, which started on February 9, will last until May 4, allowing Sinner to return to the sport just in time for the French Open, set to begin on May 25.

The decision comes after WADA sought to impose a one-year suspension on the three-time Grand Slam champion. This was in response to a challenge to the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s (ITIA) earlier ruling that Sinner’s doping violations were caused by accidental contamination. The ITIA had determined that trace amounts of Clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid, found in Sinner’s sample were due to a massage from his trainer, who had inadvertently used the substance after cutting his own finger.

In a statement, Sinner expressed relief at bringing the case to a close. “This case had been hanging over me now for nearly a year, and the process still had a long time to run, with a decision maybe only at the end of the year,” he said. “I have always accepted that I am responsible for my team and realize WADA’s strict rules are an important protection for the sport I love. On that basis, I have accepted WADA’s offer to resolve these proceedings on the basis of a three-month sanction.”

“WADA accepts the athlete’s explanation for the cause of the violation as outlined in the first instance decision. WADA accepts that Mr. Sinner did not intend to cheat, and that his exposure to Clostebol did not provide any performance-enhancing benefit and took place without his knowledge as the result of negligence of members of his entourage,” it said in Saturday’s announcement.

“However,” the WADA statement continued, “under the code and by virtue of CAS precedent, an athlete bears responsibility for the entourage’s negligence. Based on the unique set of facts of this case, a three-month suspension is deemed to be an appropriate outcome. As previously stated, WADA did not seek a disqualification of any results, save that which was previously imposed by the tribunal of first instance.”

Sinner could return at his home tournament, the Italian Open in Rome, which starts May 7.