
Nick Kyrgios gives damning verdict after Jannik Sinner escapes drugs ban
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nick Kyrgios has called on Jannik Sinner to be banned from tennis for two years after the men’s world No 1 tennis player tested positive for a banned substance twice in March. Sinner said his physio, Giacomo Naldi, applied an over-the-counter spray containing clostebol to his own skin to treat a small finger wound and then administered massages between 5-13 March without using gloves, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency. Your performance was enhanced,” Kyrgios said on X. open image in gallery Nick Kyrgios called the decision to clear Sinner ‘ridiculous’ The World Anti-Doping Agency said it would review the decision and reserved the right to appeal. The men’s ATP Tour said the saga “underscores the need for players and their entourages to take utmost care in the use of products or treatments.” Sinner’s lawyer, Jamie Singer, added: “Anti-doping rules have to be very strict to be effective.
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