During his tough rehabilitation process, Nick Kyrgios has dedicated himself to other activities related to the world of tennis. During the last edition of the US Open, for example, the Australian worked as a commentator for ESPN, interviewing players on the court at the end of their matches on several occasions.
However, Jannik Sinner is not among the many tennis players who have answered Kyrgios’ questions. The Australian has never interviewed the world number one.
Kyrgios explained that there is no correlation between this event and the strong statements he made on the Clostebol case. The former finalist was keen to point out that it was an explicit request from the US company ESPN.
“ESPN production told me not to do it, but you continue to have no idea about anything,” explained the Australian. Especially during that period, the former Wimbledon finalist attacked Sinner several times for testing positive for Clostebol and for the way the ITIA handled the matter. He then treated Iga Swiatek the same way a few months later.
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The Polish player was punished with a one-month suspension after testing positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine (TMZ). The test was positive, according to the person concerned and the ITIA, due to the contamination of an over-the-counter drug – melatonin – that can be purchased in Poland without a prescription.
Let’s remember that Nick and Jannik could face each other at the Australian Open: it would be a match that would have many meanings, considering the crusade carried out by the Australian against the Italian in recent months: a controversy however fueled only by Kyrgios, as Sinner has never once responded to his rival’s provocations.
We recall Sinner was found innocent by an independent tribunal ITIA, but subsequently the World Anti-Doping Agency WADA appealed to the CAS to overturn the outcome of the sentence, asking for 1-2 years of disqualification for the Italian tennis player: the sentence should arrive after middle February 2025.
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