Nick Kyrgios slams Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner – 'Not a good look'
Nick Kyrgios says Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner reaching the Wimbledon finals not long after serving doping bans is not a good look for the sport. Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova in Saturday's women's singles final before Sinner takes on Carlos Alcaraz in the men's version on Sunday.
Sinner failed two drug tests yet was cleared of any wrongdoing by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, who accepted his explanation of unintentional contamination. The world No.1 tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clostebol, which is a banned steroid that can be used to build muscle mass, but Sinner claimed it was the result of contamination from his physio.
Swiatek, meanwhile, served a one-month suspension after testing positive for a banned heart medication in August. She tested positive for trimetazidine, a medication that can increase blood flow and improve endurance, which the Polish star said was caused by a contaminated supply of melatonin, which she uses to help with jet lag and sleep issues.
Kyrgios has been extremely vocal on the subject in the past and has spoken out again ahead of the Wimbledon finals. 'At the end of the day, the decision has been made, and it's kind of in the past,' he told the i.
'Do I think it's a good look for the sport that Swiatek and Sinner are in the final at Wimbledon after serving a ban? I don't think it's a good look for the sport.
'And I think people could agree. But I'm not going to sit there and talk about that [on commentary] in the final. They've been playing some incredible tennis.
'Sinner, he served a ban, which do I agree with? No. But he came back and he's been playing some excellent tennis. He didn't look like he missed a beat, and he looked like he improved during that period of time, which is still incredible, regardless of why he was banned.'
Writing on X after hearing Sinner's ban, Kyrgios wrote: "Ridiculous... whether it was accidental or planned. You get tested twice with a banned (steroid) substance... you should be gone for two years. Your performance was enhanced. Massage cream... yeah nice."
Sinner's explanation was that he tested positive for clostebol because his physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi had been using an over-the-counter spray to treat a cut on his own hand.
The case sparked a debate around doping, with some angry that Sinner got off lightly, given his suspension fell between tournaments. But Sinner admitted earlier in Wimbledon that he hadn't experienced any backlash a year on.
'I think people kind of have forgotten already a little bit what happened,' he said. 'Of course, in the beginning it was a bit different. People saw me in different ways. But I think they all saw that I'm a very clean player. I never [had the] intention to do anything bad.'
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