Sad day for tennis: Nick Kyrgios’ pointed reaction to Jannik Sinner’s 3-month doping ban | Tennis News
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Saturday said that fairness in tennis does not ex after world number one Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban for doping having tested positive for a banned substance last year following a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
“So wada come out and say it would be a 1-2 year ban. Obviously sinners team have done everything in their power to just go ahead and take a 3 month ban, no titles lost, no prize money lost. Guilty or not? Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not ex,” Kyrgios posted on X.
WADA had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against an independent tribunal’s decision in August to clear Sinner of wrongdoing after he failed drug tests.
So wada come out and say it would be a 1-2 year ban. Obviously sinners team have done everything in their power to just go ahead and take a 3 month ban, no titles lost, no prize money lost. Guilty or not? Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not ex.
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) February 15, 2025
Sinner had tested positive for anabolic agent Clostebol which he said had entered his system from a member of his support team through massages and sports therapy. The case was set to be heard CAS in April.”Mr Sinner will serve his period of ineligibility from 9 February 2025 to 11:59 pm on 4 May 2025,” WADA said in a statement, which will make him eligible to return before the French Open that will begin on May 25 this year. “Mr Sinner may return to official training activity from 13 April 2025.”
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WADA has formally withdrawn its appeal to CAS after they reached a settlement.
An in-competition test at the Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells last year in which Sinner lost in the semifinal, conducted the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on March 10, 2024 found an ‘adverse analytical finding’ (AAF) for Clostebol. A second test, that took place out of competition on March 18 also detected the substance.
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