By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 2, 2024
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Nick Kyrgios is a massive talent and tennis draw, says Mark Petchey.
But Kyrgios should pipe down with his repeated attacks on Jannik Sinner’s doping case—and his assertion the game is growing “boring” with the retirement of Grand Slam champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
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In an extensive interview with Betway, Tennis Channel analyst Petch Petchey says Kyrgios should let the process play out before attacking Sinner’s competitive integrity.
“Nick Kyrgios needs to give it a rest on attacking Jannik Sinner over doping saga,” Petchey told Betway. “Yes, Nick Kyrgios needs to give it a rest. Sinner has been found not guilty, right?
“And we’re about to get the WADA appeal. Let’s just wait for that. You have to let the process go through due care and attention. This is a massive thing. It is somebody’s career.”
Kyrgios has criticized what he suggests is a two-tiered star system approach to doping consequences.
Ignorance is more than bliss, Kyrgios suggests, now it’s an escape clause.
The excuse that we can all use is that we didn’t know. Simply didn’t know. Professionals at the highest level of sport can now just say “we didn’t know” 👏
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) November 29, 2024
In a social media post mocking both Iga Swiatek and Sinner’s statements on how the substance entered their system, Krygios posted “the excuses that we can all use is that we just didn’t know…Professionals at the highest level of the sport can now just say ‘we didn’t know’.”
WADA is appealing Sinner’s steroid case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport—and seeking a ban of one to two years for the world No. 1.
“It is WADA’s view that the finding of “no fault or negligence” was not correct under the applicable rules,” WADA said in a statement in September. “WADA is seeking a period of ineligibility of between one and two years.
“WADA is not seeking a disqualification of any results, save that which has already been imposed by the tribunal of first instance.”
WADA appeals case of tennis player Jannik Sinner. Read more here: https://t.co/vExHGdmkZG
— WADA (@wada_ama) September 28, 2024
Reigning US Open and Australian Open champion Sinner said Sinner said he was “very disappointed” by WADA’s appeal.
“Obviously, I’m very disappointed and also surprised,” Sinner told the…
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