Djokovic Speaks Out about Sinners Failed Drug Tests | Tennis News

[@janetterceira4201]

Sorry Cam, Nole did not say what Nick said and all he said was that he wanted more transparency and that he did not think Sinner was guilty of anything. I also wish that people would stop trying to compare Simona Halep's case with Sinner or Iga, they are all very different if you read the reports.

[@stankos1637]

Exactly many experts didn’t read reports bud judging they first.

[@yomismo74]

The problem IS not how they treated Jannik, the problem IS how they treat the rest of players

[@dzailibu]

The problem is how they treated Sinner. The rules have been in place for a long time, and they may not be perfect, but still they are like that for a reason. Once you start giving preferential treatment to some players, you create a chaos, and questions that are asked are valid

[@scara19]

@@dzailibu Read the rules, then. ITIA rules, 14.4 "Confidentiality and Reporting"

[@cantwealljustgetalong2]

they treated sinner too lightly. should be gone for a year

[@runpure1799]

I think the capitalization of the “is’s” is off

[@karlpopper3246]

@@cantwealljustgetalong2 it is exactly the opposite Sinner is the first athlete who will be judged twice … Wada never appealed the decision of an independent tribunal … but it did so on Sinner’s case even though they recognised the facts were correctly represented … Nobody has ever been treated so badly as Sinner having to face two judgements

[@salmaal-shaoily5809]

Why did Jannik Sinner continue working with physio and fitness trainer after what they did, five months? From March to August?

[@zedlisakattz2301]

Oh my god🤦‍♀️ what are you doing here?......even the walls knows jannick changed the team...

[@yomismo74]

​@@zedlisakattz2301 yes, he changed them five months after he was tested positive

[@salmaal-shaoily5809]

@@zedlisakattz2301 His coach Darren Cahill was interviewed by espn at us open, he said “Jannik is not going to work with Giacomo Naldi and Umberto Ferrara”

[@guyzer7006]

@@yomismo74what Jannik tested for…performance enhancing?????

[@scara19]

​@@yomismo74Nope, he changed the team immediatly, if you see any match after april you can check It by yourself

[@adamdefreitas2791]

they should just be consistent. One standard of treatment for all players

[@JiraiyaSama86]

Should all positive tests mean the player is banned? Including unintentional.

[@tomfifamobile1862]

@@JiraiyaSama86 But you have to consider, everything must be checked by professionals before a pro athlete use it. That being said, there should also be pre match tests so they can use it as evidence or discuss it with ATP before the match.

[@tdane5017]

The rules are consistent. Each individual case is what is not consistent. That’s why they have lawyers and review panels. Overall, tennis is way too strict. The penalties are very harsh.

[@JiraiyaSama86]

@@tomfifamobile1862 Ok. With the pre match tests, I'm guessing someone is going to have to pay out of their pocket, and that's probably going to be a lot of tests. Who's paying for those?

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

@@tomfifamobile1862 My friend is a WADA tester, and they test anywhere in the world 24/7. A sportsman rarely knows when it’s going to hit you. But higher you are in ranking, more often you are tested.

[@shiftt.]

Transparency, applying the same standards to all players, that's what we need for a sport watched by millions of fans worldwide.

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

@@shiftt. the privacy laws are different in each country, so only thing you can have common is that list of substances which are not allowed. WADA adds or subtracts from that list every year in January. Just stay away from the coach named Cahill, that’s the rule no.1 😀

[@karlpopper3246]

@ if they applied the same standards this matter would be closed, WADA never appealed the decision of an independent tribunal before thy did it with Sinner, so Sinner is the first athlete to be treated most unfairly.

[@penelopethompson2053]

Everyone wants transparency; that's a given. But just look at the difference between the mindful and measure remarks of Nole compared to the lashing out and insulting remarks of Kygs. Speaks volumes.

[@cleorobyn]

Kygs is Kygs. He’s been that way since day one. He quite literally has no filter.

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

100%. Nole is nole❤

[@cleorobyn]

@@guyzer7006 Let me guess you ride the 🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@cleorobyn]

@@guyzer7006 let me guess you ride the 🥕🥕🥕🥕

[@milanm403]

Focus on what Sinner DID, not what KUGS SAID.

[@Lucatubo69]

If something is not enhancing performance why do they test for it?

[@Tomasticar9203]

How tf do you know if it enhanced performance before testing

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

It enhances performance and that is why he tested positive. If it doesn't he would have tested negative.

[@Lucatubo69]

@ the ignorance revealed by your statement is appalling. Factually what you say is wrong. Thc is listed in the prohibited substances and it is not a performance enhancer. The dose of a substance is what makes it performance enhancer or not and that is why they get tested multiple times. You gotta do some more research. Go check for example the opinion of Andy Roddick. Now, Nole makes a good point: on transparency. About Nick unfortunately there is nothing to say. His neurons connect only at a very basic level.

[@Lucatubo69]

@ by testing multiple times, which is exactly what they do: the dose matter. And some substances are prohibited even if they are not enhancing performances, like THC (Giba famous volleyball player multi world champion got disqualified for having smoked cannabis)

[@vijayendranvijay457]

It does enhance performance if there are sufficient amounts. In Sinner's case, there were not sufficient amounts.

[@truthandjusticeareonlyword63]

There should be no double standards!!

[@SM-fc3mh]

Where are the double standards? Sinner and Swiatek were treated consistently.

[@truthandjusticeareonlyword63]

@@SM-fc3mh in case of low level player its open news day one but for privileged media favorites news is open only after serving the suspension, allowed to play etc..

[@rudyfurundzic6370]

Mather of the fact what we see over the years how the West players are treated to the Eastern players are suspended on the spot, and West players are allude to play. That is double rules and standard is no other way to describe.

[@dzailibu]

That division is too crude. Swiatek is from the east, but she's been sponsored by the "right" sponsors, and politically she's been aligned with the new reality.

[@TIGER-xl7xg]

​@@dzailibuPoland is in east... Great bro...

[@LadySJay]

Bit fed up with this topic to be honest! Of course no transparency! I agree with Nole

[@ellenday2155]

Difficult to compare different cases - but the main thing for me is why didn’t Sinner receive a one-month suspension like Swiatek? As for transparency, all players should get an opportunity to prove their innocence before their cases are made public, but I don’t agree with the ITIA waiting as long as 4 months before disclosing Sinner’s case. Should have been more transparency there. Also absolutely doesn’t excuse Kyrgios’ nasty personal attacks.

[@tdane5017]

@@ellenday2155 one is a contamination from another person’s touch and IGA was from a supplement she took herself. I guess they feel since IGA took the supplement she has more responsibility for her positive test.

[@ulasliz]

​@@tdane5017Iga didn't take a supplement, only a medicine. She was tested 20 times in 8 months, which looks like a hunt for an athlete, but also rules out microdosing. A test done 2 days after the positive one was negative. Iga's hair test proved her innocence. She shouldn't have been punished at all. Tennis is sinking itself. Tests are frequent and the penalties are draconian: a month's suspension for innocence with a contaminated medicine, half a year for innocence with a contaminated supplement, 2 years and publication if you didn't present valuable evidence within 10 days. Meanwhile, in track and field, athletes compete in major competitions 10 to a dozen or so times a year for a few to a dozen minutes at each tournament and are tested once every Ruthenian year. Most of the suspensions we hear about in tennis are micro amounts from contamination. ITIA is experimenting on players for a self-feeding idea that doesn't care about people.

[@Sikeheaf-Games]

I feel the same!! its bad that we were kept unaware for months, its just very shady and suspicious

[@joannemoore3976]

@@Sikeheaf-Games no it isn't. I feel like I have said this a 1000 times. If a player (any player) can successfully appeal the provisional suspension within 10 days of notification, the suspension is lifted and the player can compete. In those specific circumstances, the positive test is not disclosed until a final judgment is reached. It's not shady or suspicious though I think the ITIA needs to do a much better job of explaining this process.

[@orangeblueish]

@@Sikeheaf-Games because the followed the trial rules, and your Djokovic knows it very well but it speaks like an ignorant, why? What is his real interest? He knows we’re well that everything he says most of the people believe it.

[@panasiuk39]

I do not agree. There should be some time for a player to defend, to avoid social media lynch. People tend to judge without knowing facts, basing their opinions on emotions, this is hurtful. Everyone deserves a chance to prove his innocence.

[@sensualbellydance]

Do you agree that it's unfair that only two players were allowed time to defend themselves and avoid social media lynching while the others were immediately punished?

[@jkmertz7140]

​@@sensualbellydance It is a rule applied to everyone, for those who obtain the revocation of the suspension there is confidentiality until the sentence is released, it would be enough to document yourself a little and see the other cases.

[@philipnguyen3107]

He tested positive once, and yes he deserved a second chance, he tested positive for the second time I'm sorry but he should have been banned. However, money talk.

[@VesnaLukic-h8w]

What about those who missed testing for various reasons?Do they also need time to defend themselves,because,most of them have been banned just because of that..immediately ,and they were not even test positive.Djokovic is talking about that..same rules for everybody.

[@jkmertz7140]

@@philipnguyen3107 7 days after the first test is not a second chance, it's only a verify, before and after Sinner was tested more than 20 times in a year

[@carmacn2129]

Agree with Novak

[@MichaelWarchol]

I don’t have a problem with transparency, but I do think that they have to make some changes to the tests the. Imagine failing a sobriety test because you had .00000001 gram of alcohol in your system. Shouldn’t common sense prevail?

[@okrahjnr6308]

There is nothing like fair sports

[@sidneycardozo]

Transparency is must in any sport

[@RaulAbejuela]

Sour graping against an unbeatable player. Lesser players are ganging up on Sinner because he is the best

[@michael8597]

There is nothing wrong in what GOATKOVIC said and as usual he hit the nail on the head.

[@Stu49583]

Just call him Djokovic, no need for this fanboyish "Goatkovic"

[@michael8597]

@@Stu49583 GOAT is GOAT 🐐🐐

[@philipnguyen3107]

@@michael8597 He is Goatovic soon he will be Godovic of tennis.

[@lornawilliams550]

Djokovic has only helped to fuel the fire of controversy against Sinner, who has done nothing wrong. According to the rules, Sinner had the right to not reveal the results of his drug testing because he appealed, but just look at the unfair backlash he's getting. Djokovic: "[Jannik] doesn't seem like the type of person that would do something like that." Why didn't he just say that he believes Jannik is innocent of doping and he acted within the anti-doping rules? I agree that there needs to be more consistency and transparency in the reporting of test results, but only if the level of a banned substance is of an insignificant level and deemed not to enhance performance. That would stop innocent players being branded and stigmatised. Sadly, Djokovic has aligned himself with Kyrgios who brands all players testing positive as cheaters, regardless of the circumstances.

[@gregsj1]

transparency shouldnt be too mch to ask really. regardless sif they are a favourite player of ours or not....

[@cubesix5]

Agree with Djokovic

[@xiaofancorey4672]

Agreed, Djokivic

[@brent_simmons]

I agree 100%

[@AshleyKarys]

Same Brent. Same. 💯

[@michael8597]

The whole controversy has not covered Tennis Authorities with glory. They utterly failed to rein in transparency, consistency & accountability. Discrimination was very evident in which the whole sordid issue was handled. Keeping it under wraps for over 5 months from the glaze of public eye only made the controversy even more repugnant. And giving a clean certificate and conversely stripping away prize money and points made it comical and cast aspersions on the integrity of Authorities and the whole process. Sinner escaping even charges of negligence passing on the entire buck to his physio cut no ice. Only WADA's appeal if successful can restore the image of Tennis as a clean sport. Else, there is every risk of such episodes occuring every now and then with a measure of impunity.

[@jkmertz7140]

You don't know the facts and the rules

[@michael8597]

@jkmertz7140 Dont make mere statements; care to substantiate it to take you serious.

[@jkmertz7140]

@@michael8597 Read the ITIA sentence, the WADA rules, the new 2027 WADA rules and then speak

[@michael8597]

@@jkmertz7140 Do you know all the rules ??

[@jkmertz7140]

@@michael8597 I do, you don't

[@danaililiev8951]

Agree 100 % with him

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[@EthanNelson-1]

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[@EthanNelson-1]

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[@BerkstresserMatute]

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[@winfordsherro]

Wow 😱 I know her too Miss Maria Luisa Clare is a remarkable individual whom has brought immense positivity and inspiration into my life.

[@janetterceira4201]

I assume Nick Kyrgios is incapable of reading and understanding those documents in his glaring ignorance.

[@mt817]

Just because they can't win, they'll never give up. Would things be different if Jannik were ranked 100th in the world?

[@alisond9197]

Yes, well said Novak

[@trommelbiel]

Nick and Novak are both correct. Iga said she paid for everything including hiring a US based lawyer. A US based lawyer wouldn't be cheap. What about those players who don't have the millions to pay their way to freedom?

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

They have to wait . Iga had results and resources….

[@funkslave9425]

It’s not her fault that she has the money to fight for her innocence. The tennis bodies should perhaps provide assistance to players who cannot afford legal help.

[@trommelbiel]

@@funkslave9425 The prisons are filled with innocent people who don't have the money to hire lawyers and pay their way out of prison. The fact that Iga was able to hire the best lawyers don't mean she was innocent. I am saying this as someone who happens to be a huge fan of Iga. There is a lot of money in tennis 🎾 and the temptation to take shortcuts will always be there.

[@blueberry-p9e]

Janik’s case is totally different from Iga’s one. I don’t evaluate Jannik but in Świątek’s case she could not have done anything to avoid this situation. The medicine she applied was not forbidden not at any risk. It’s the producers failure to let the medicine be spoiled with some forbidden substances. It can happen to anyone anytime. Lack of transparency- totally agree!

[@TonyDiMartino-ts9gg]

Agree totally !

[@scara19]

Jannik the same, he did not use any product at all, Just had physiotherapy as every player in the world

[@warsaw012]

Yes, and she was punished, missed Asia swing and lost her number one. People should leave her alone.

[@scara19]

@@warsaw012 1 month suspension in this period Is like gold. Sinner was totally cleared from the same agency and WADA ask for 2 years lol

[@warsaw012]

@@scara19 because she is Innocent?

[@alephnull4044]

Completely agree with Djokovic

[@scara19]

Everyone speaks about double standards but ignore the fact that the same rules were applied to players out of the top 100, for example Bortolotti (ranked 340) was treated the same as Iga ans Jannik. Simply Novak don't know who Bortolotti is because he's not a top player 😂 Instead of speaking without any knowledge of the case, Nole should read the ITIA rules 14.4- Confidentiality and Reporting. Maybe every frustrated hater should read that

[@elumazhais9865]

Pure jealousy and hatred nothing else none of them complained when Bortolotti was acquitted . Wada didn't even appeal his case but appealed Jannik's case he is being treated worse than a lower ranked player .

[@jeanswart4714]

Well said Nole

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

In his comment he doesn’t say anything about Swiatek.

[@cesartan6036]

He's playing doubles with Nick , so he'd likely agree with him. He should be just be quiet with this issue because he would get the impression that he is suppporting of Nick's bullying technique to Sinner .

[@lucijasimlesa1617]

He answered the question, and gave almost the same answer that he gave immediately after the disclosure of the whole situation. If he avoided answering this time, he would be attacked for his silence.

[@samojako509]

😂 Poor Sinner. Come on, be realistic.

[@gabrielaradu5800]

He should be quiet because you don’t agree with what he says? 😂

[@marymeleca4970]

I think all of this talk is overrated, either by jealousy and bad sportsmanship. We all know Nick and Novak, if things don’t go their way. Yes they should All be tested every match either before or after, but if after 10 tests it shows up 1000% of a trace it should be ignored, that amount is not going to effect anyone’s game no matter what the sport.

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

Sinner simp spotted. 🙏

[@Vescilla]

He's wrong. The rules are the same for everyone, it's not an issue of inconsistency. Whether you agree or disagree that the cases should be exposed immediately or not is a different thing. In my opinion it's better to reveal that someone tested positive after the case is closed, as it is currently. It's already a stressful situation for the players, you think revealing to the public that they failed a doping test when they're in reality completely innocent is a good idea?

[@jashwanth9999]

Are ATP and ITF working for Sinner? If Sinner is as innocent as they claim then why keep it hidden for 5 months? If Novak ever gets caught doped the next second he will be banned for a lifetime and ATP will make sure to strip away every possible trophy.

[@marcinzagol6818]

Exactly, if Iga or Jannik talked about this straight away after doping tests, they would be screwed more heavily throughout without any explanation at that time. Also I believe it is in the rules that these cases are not shown publicly right after doping results as ITIA's CEO said.

[@jokicback2backmvp877]

U probably think sinner is innocent 😂

[@VesnaLukic-h8w]

How is the same?Just look at Simona Halep..only now she got the resolution,when her career was destroyed.Or how abput when player misses testing for some innocent reason and got banned,and yet never has been tested positive?

[@5eul]

@@jokicback2backmvp877 No she is paid to say that, she doesnt even know who Sinner is

[@joannemoore3976]

Please Cam, not you as well. I am too exhausted for it. Kyrgios is basically calling Sinner and Swiatek dopers even though they have been totally cleared of any intentionality and Djokovic is claiming a lack of transparency whereas anyone who bothers to find out knows that the processes were followed in Sinner's case as in any other and the reason it wasn't revealed was because he successfully appealed the provisional suspension. End of.

[@cleorobyn]

Joanne why don’t you just give up already? Haven’t you accepted that not everyone is Carota Boy? We all don’t have to agree with the Jannik nation. Clearly 5 days between tournaments is not an adequate suspension!

[@andreagabriella22]

@@cleorobyn💯

[@FedericoFraccaroli]

What a gentleman…“ he does not seem the guy who would do something like that..” . Doing what? contaminating himself on purpose with something that in those doses would not enhance his performance? We needed the Goat to tell us that. Never liked Nole or Kyrgios. Their fans are the worse. Envious and always bitter.

[@antipaganda5635]

Who says those were even the real doses? With this lack of transparency I wouldn't be surprised if Sinstrong was juiced to the max.

[@OntopoftheRN]

Whoever’s fan you are, you just made that person look bad! 😂

[@geraldaruna8907]

We have said it all 😂

[@geraldaruna8907]

You have said it all,they are just envious. I meant to say

[@Hopesecured]

Response to question “What do you want?: When a testing has ruled that Sinner’s case has been dealt with and that they will not be ruling against him, I do not want another drugs governing body to come after him again. I’m all for clean sport, but also for clean investigation.

[@alancosta4760]

The lack of transparency is really shocking. It seems like just a matter of "please don't publish the case before it's resolved" but if n. 500 asks, will that be done? I just can't get this part. Obviously when you avoid the public knowing you're being investigated, you avoid uncomfortable speculations and so, but why some just have to handle with that and other not? There's no doping problem in tennis, there's privileged treatment problem and that is ITIA's issue. Some people say the whole thing is about money to hire the best lawyers, something only the top players can do, but just look for how much money Halep spent and who were her defenders, it's not a money problem, it's deeper and that's the scariest part. When confidence is degraded, it's tough not to get paranoid.

[@joannemoore3976]

@@alancosta4760 there is a lower ranked Italian player who had exactly the same outcome as Sinner ie they appealed, suspension was lifted, no announcement and a 'no fault or negligence' ruling..it's not about ranking, it's about circumstances

[@joannemoore3976]

@@alancosta4760 having said that it helps if you can afford the best obviously

[@TheLillypillies]

There’s a big difference between doping and contamination. Sinner barely had anything in his system and his performance was not enhanced. Get over it and move on

[@philburneblair]

Apply the same standards across the board. Both lower and higher ranked players should be treated the same.

[@jukkao.parviainen8669]

Higher ranked like Iga had money to prove her innocence, she burned some 200 K € for that.

[@tdane5017]

Most players on tour can afford a lawyer. Maybe tennis could have a court appointed lawyer if a player cannot afford one.

[@joannemoore3976]

The same standards were applied

[@VaJoRo]

If the cases and the backgrounds are different the procedure shouldn’t be same should it?

[@joannemoore3976]

@VaJoRo well the basic process should be I.e. how the player is notified, the appeal process, whether it's made public or not etc. But the outcomes then differ according to circumstance. Also people talk a lot about the time taken etc. It probably varies a bit depending on how complex the case is, but the main delay seems to come if there is an appeal as CAS processes appear to be pretty slow. Halep's appeal took ages as has WADA's in the Sinner case.

[@SC_Jolly]

I disagree and think any results should NOT be publicized until either (1) the case goes to trial, or (2) the athlete pleads guilty. I think "innocent until PROVEN guilty" should apply, particularly when non-performance enhancing test results happen to an athlete. One-billionth of a gram is not doping, and even Nole knows that is true.

[@byronhay1648]

We are talking about equity, consistency and protocol here. We are not talking about whether a player is guilty or not. 3/10 for your response.

[@Logans3Run]

The investigation into Sinners case found that the level of the banned substance was used by a member of his 'physio' team transferred to him during treatment, was so minuscule, that it wouldn't have any physiological 'advantage', hence their conclusions and decisions made with regards to their findings. Trying to 'Conflate' that issue with 'other' cases is disingenuous and good old fashioned 'stirring'.

[@celebrityleo7242]

Transperency is the most important. Double standards are not fair

[@ZOMBIExRAjOP]

Novak the goat is always right.❤🎉

[@jorinorinion6079]

Why only now? Great influence by Nick I guess.

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

GOAT speaks out as he has always done. Man with heart and not a PR man like the other greats in the sport.

[@DaveOwen-vn6ie]

Wow! A Djokovic fan that acknowledged that there are other greats of the game NOT just Djokovic

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

@DaveOwen-vn6ie Dude you are being over dramatic. 😂 are you a FEDAL fan?

[@Stu49583]

​​@@user-wd7ue1wd6rHow about you, you talk about Djokovic as if he was your personal God, kind of cringeworthy and pathetic

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

@@Stu49583 dude, He is my inspiration to stand up for our rights. What's cringe about it? Are you even human or a manipulated zombie? 🤔

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

@@Stu49583 having a guy who stands up for his and his fellow tennis player's rights as inspirational is cringe for you? 🤔 I have seen enough sheeps today, for a change there is a LION who has the guts to speak up and show his true self.

[@Stampingerms]

If you are innocent it will not affect your game, if you are not, it will affect your game? That is my opinion and it is not the place of another player to question anyone or make statements about the situation! Like Medvedev said it is between the player and the ITIA or whoever is involved! 🌹🌈

[@LeeLee-ct2vv]

Sinner case looks shady only because of the fact that nobody knew about it. That's a very bad look. Everyone has to be treated equally, not some players are getting their career out of the window and some are operating in the dark with fancy lawyers. Unfortunately, there is only one way to get this circus stop and that is to Jannik and Iga need to pay the price as everyone else. No double standards, enough with protecting elite!

[@wahn10]

Transparency. And consistency in application. Nole is 100% right that this is the only way to earn trust in our sport.

[@luffy7709]

What was the reason for knowing it 5 months earlier, when it wasn't even clear whether he was guilty or innocent? Perhaps because this way, the social jungle ( and his friends…) could immediately start its campaign of hate?

[@Leesin6767]

Do these drugs affect his performance on court?. If yes then there has been a massive balls up. I really do like Jannik, such a nice guy on the court and plays beautiful tennis, but if is recent performances are not 100% his own technical ability and were helped in some way, then other players have a genuine right to be angry. My two cents.

[@x-es3te]

Everyone is treated by the same rules, the reason it is better to be Sinner or Swiatek is that they have more money to spend on best lawyers and experts, are tested more often, so from the scientistic point of view there are less possibilities to dope so it’s easier to prove innocence, if someone wants to know what was going on, it’s very easy to get information, what does is change if we know about it during the process or after, it only will cause more stress for the player, I think Novak should try to put himself in someone’s situation so maybe he will understand that the problem isn’t with transparency and fair treatment, but with the system, player can bump in a wrong person on the street and be banned for two years because of that, this is the problem

[@antoinettekankindi6807]

Novak is desperate to please Kyrgios who defended him during the COVID saga and he wouldn't want to have him get the crowd against Novak in Australia. Also he wants to discredit Sinner, which is difficult

[@genenars9698]

Pretty sure he knows about other players situation more than you. That was his point, other players got banned for less things while still waiting for resolution.

[@cleorobyn]

Novak has 24 slams. He’s NOT desperate. Like get off the Carota already! 🙄

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

Here are FEDAL fans who know more than the GOAT who speaks and regards fellow tennis players with respect and has been in that system for over 20 years 😌

[@x-es3te]

It was different 20 years ago…

[@altavanrensburg7027]

Jealousy makes you nasty....... ,Djokovic, Kyrgios.....you feel threatened. Of course a ban for Sinner opens the path to glory. Pathetic...

[@VesnaLukic-h8w]

Hahaha..jealousy??? Of what? Pathetic os when you coment something without reading thd whole statement.He sad that the rules should be the same for everybody,so is transparensy..If you don't agree with ghat ,than you are bias.Simona Halep didn't wait 4 months until her case was revealed..It got out immediately.And she got banned first thsn she could appeal...Was that fair?

[@user-wd7ue1wd6r]

These FEDAL fans and their desperation to undermine GOAT is hilarious 😂. Jealous? 😂 GOAT who has won everything in sport and 100s of millions on a 2 time GS champion who is not even 1/15th the player that he is? Yeah you are right 🤗😉😂

[@paolomaiello9025]

Djokovic is just a walking dead.

[@alessandrastiro]

Do you think Federer or Nadal would hang out with someone like Kyrgios? I don’t think so .. I feel sad for Djokovic, he knows the end is near and he is trying desperately to stay relevant. Pathetic 😂

[@hendavanderwalt]

Where were there not been transparency. It is known to everyone, the what and how and when, and now they are again looking into it, which of cause they will clear him of any wrong doing. No player is the same and has been dealt with accordingly. Nick and Novak, please concentrate on your tennis to become the best you can be and leave Jannik and the people in charge alone with this nonsense to complete their work and for Jannik to play his tennis and for us to enjoy it. Thanks.

[@antipaganda5635]

Nole and Kyrgios are right. Btw with this lack of transparency I wouldn't be surprised if Sinstrong was juiced to the max.

[@StewNWT]

Kyrgios is never right

[@stevejones9636]

Lol and drugovic and special drinks. Drugovic refuses tests i wonder why lol

[@easylisteningmusic7505]

That's a BS😂😂😂

[@kingston4313]

Theyre probably on the juice anyway. Djokovic went from a guy who couldnt compete in 4 sets without breaking down to superman

[@imatrOlda]

Novak wants to have a chance in Melbourne. Rules are crazy. Why should Sinner dope, risking so much and not having enhanced his performance at all? Crazy. there was a case, where on some ITF event players have been tested positive and the source was some nudles in the food they got in the hotel organized by the tournament.

[@Gocajoca]

Simona Helep comes to mind

[@bryankorg6385]

Djokovic is just scared of playing against Sinner in AO. Why is he trying to raise awareness right now?

[@JoppJoll]

Alcaraz is still around.

[@sensualbellydance]

Uhhh... Why is he trying to raise awareness right now? He was asked the question.

[@samojako509]

😂😂😂

[@Mike-sj1jv]

​@@JoppJollAlcaraz chokes against him except on grass

[@robinkalousek7247]

I think that Sinner is not a doper. However lack of transparency is kinda concerning. Nevertheless I hope that CAS will acquit Sinner and his team of all charges. Tennis needs Sinner

[@antoinettekankindi6807]

He was transparent from the start, accuse the institutions not him

[@gabrielaradu5800]

@@antoinettekankindi6807 he was transparent after half a year. Get your facts right before speaking

[@jokicback2backmvp877]

No we don't need cheaters

[@gabrielaradu5800]

@@antoinettekankindi6807 he was transparent after half a year. Get your facts straight before speaking Also, hiding / deleting / reporting answers you don’t agree with is pretty pathetic. Grow up

[@duiliorossoni743]

@@jokicback2backmvp877 Thus we don’t need your opinion 🤡

[@kasiaxx-k9x]

Ok but from other side maybe now lower ranked players will be treated better? „Thanks” to Sinner’s and Swiatek’s cases? 😊

[@AFCompany]

The way Sharapova and Halep were treated compared to Jannik and Swiatek is just confusing to me. Yet they were all found innocent.

[@dzailibu]

Actually Sharapova has accepted the responsibility and the punishment. And to me, she is the one that was the least guilty.

[@LdnLady]

I agree with Nick n Nole ❤

[@DaveOwen-vn6ie]

You agree with Nick yet has he commented publicly about his friend Max Purcell?

[@marinaporrelli9285]

Djokovic should think about when he refuse to take doping tests and the fact that he shouldn"t be allowed to play in Australia. Talk about double standards

[@Kubwaw]

I think most tennis fans are too stupid to read past the headlines and too quick to grab the pitchforks. Even now, some people compare Halep's case with Swiatek's. What would transparency from day 1 do aside from triggering everyone even more?

[@tahafurkan8683]

Why halep's case was announced publicly the day she got suspended and why swiatek's case was announced months after she served her ban? Let's keep aside who's guilty or not. Isn't this enough to show that both were treated differently? Why halep had to go through all this and swiatek was done and dusted behind the closed doors.. moreover you might know that it's never revealed publicly by the authorities how much of the banned substance was found in the athletes blood since it's kept confidential. So how much each is actually doping is beyond our reach unless made public.

[@lucijasimlesa1617]

@@Kubwaw Iga was suspended for a month, and none of the players on the WTA tour were informed about it. Was it ok for them to be deceived like that for a month?

[@Kubwaw]

@@lucijasimlesa1617 Do you think the tennis community is mature enough to process a thing like that with objectivity and maturity? IMO, it's not. That's why we have this period of non-disclosure.

[@francescojsb]

​@@lucijasimlesa1617 When the final sentence was issued, the one-month ban was made public, as required by the rule

[@lucijasimlesa1617]

@@francescojsb And in the meantime, lie after lie were lined up as to why then number 1 on the WTA list does not participate in mandatory tournaments. A very positive way to maintain faith among competitors in tennis institutions, as impartial, transparent bodies. It's a pity that Simona Halep was not entitled to that non-disclosure period. Or let's say Djokovic when he was attacked by all the media and haters on duty for insisting that his blood be drawn after the match and not during the warm-up for the match less than half an hour after it happened. The mental health workers on duty and proponents of the rules did not announce themselves in those situations, to defend the two.

[@gablan1468]

Nole mad cause Sinner kicked his ass so many times this and last year.

[@samojako509]

Novak is GOAT. Sinner is miles behind him, hence the silence.

[@jkmertz7140]

​@@samojako509 That's right, he's the GOAT, so it's a shame to taint his image with these mean things.

[@gablan1468]

@samojako509 Sinner is way better right now than Nole was at his age.

[@samojako509]

@ That's not an argument. At least 10 years should pass before we see Sinner's fleeting time. Novak is 38, in 37 he won a gold medal at the OG. At the age of 36, he won three GS. I will not write about other well-known parameters. Sinner's fans don't need to talk about Novak and his achievements, that's ridiculous. Your target is young Alcaraz and other boys with whom you can perhaps compare him. Comparison with Novak is a funny and unfortunate story.

[@bobgeorges]

@@jkmertz7140 So, Novak's hater, what Novak said so wrong and offensive about Sinner dopinnger?

[@NicolasAlly]

Idemo Nole 😃

[@duncan3932]

I agree with Novak but he’s misguided if he thinks Kyrgios isn’t just saying things for attention, it’s the only reason for their phoney friendship Nick will say anything for a little more attention

[@broncoguy4862]

Kyrgios has been far more consistent and principled on this issue than Djokovic, who is just now getting to the party and seems like the attention-seeker here.

[@duncan3932]

@ to me i think Kyrgios is consistent on it because it’s the only thing he has to be relevant right now, i mean maybe he’s passionate on the subject but this is also the guy who says he doesn’t even care about tennis half of the time, who knows what he really believes in. Novak will probably make this one statement and then never speak about it again

[@duncan3932]

@@broncoguy4862 also there’s a difference between critiquing the system and constantly attacking Jannik’s character like Kyrgios does

[@guyzer7006]

@@duncan3932dik head comes to mind!!

[@funkslave9425]

100% agree. Nick being so judgemental and self righteous is hilarious. You would think he of all people would have a more measured response given his previous legal issues for beating up women.

[@brendajohnson5525]

I agree with Novak. 💯

[@AshleyKarys]

He’s speaking facts! 💯

[@alessandrobacchi228]

​@@AshleyKarysnon e' vero. Non sa un cazzo di quello che e' veramente successo e vuole avere visibilita' in questo modo misero, visto che ormai puo' dire ben poco a livello di tennis. Un fallito.

[@anad2172]

Federer said a very similar thing as Nole, questioning the fact that he was able to play during the investigation

[@abedobson3767]

The fact that Novak is buddy buddy with Nick is very cringe

[@melissanogueira8195]

Cooler than cheating though

[@guyzer7006]

Andy Roddick has covered this topic on numerous occasions..I far rather listen to what he has to say than either of those two!

[@AFCompany]

@@guyzer7006 Roddick also made a stupid comment about why are we testing for such a small amount. Not being smart enough to understand that they test for such smalls amounts to catch anything before it is flushed out of a players system.

[@biohacker5815]

On point as always

[@docfrank7745]

Sinner and Swiatek were protected!

[@idleking31]

The GOAT 🐐 has spoken. Well said!

[@buddypagano5131]

Not surprisingly Jokeovic has agreed with Clownios 🙄

[@geraldaruna8907]

Complaing before the AO Sinner plays well and a gentleman

[@thantiptotien5185]

He has the correct analysis,I do agree with the GOAT🎾

NADAL , 20 YEARS OF .......

[@DaveOwen-vn6ie]

Care to finish.......

@@DaveOwen-vn6ie just open mouth

[@Alboravin]

…superb Tennis. I gotchu Dave don’t worry.

[@stevejones9636]

Drugovic refuses tests nadal never did nadal always injured Drugovic juiced up 20 years thats why he is never injured

[@ricklee5845]

The cult leader making some unnecessary noise to announce that he's in town.

[@michael8597]

What unnecessary?? LoL 😂😂

[@byronhay1648]

Well said Djokovic.

[@mashizzung9990]

Transparency, yes, but I'm just so confused about drug testing threshold. Is it possible to get 0.01 nanogram of illegal substance just by pure accident or not?

[@billeakins2006]

no when they get tested and fail no matter how it got in thier body they should be banned from playing tennis for a year they should start the year the day after they are found guilty no matter who it is that's the bottom line

[@guyzer7006]

Serious…you absolutely have no clue!!

[@sunmanyi3265]

Hey jerkorvic, even without Sinner, you can't get past 3rd round old man, let alone winning the AO.😝

[@penielngonde-gx9ng]

who is sinner before the goat ?

[@sunmanyi3265]

@@penielngonde-gx9ng You are a sheep of the Jerkovic cult, don't ask question.

[@milkaatanasova4372]

Is showing the double standard have been played in tennis.

[@Robles006]

Novak, Pavy G and Kyrgios can all kick rocks. The trio just parrot each other. Shame that this dude is the last one standing out of the big three. Tennis deserves a whole lot better than freaking Djokovic as the so called "GOAT" 🙄 Anyways, hope Sinner or Alcaraz can shut him out of another AO.

[@sonnysantino7849]

GOAT IS COMPLETELY RIGHT 👍

[@orangeblueish]

@@sonnysantino7849 he is talking like an ignorant. Why ? What is his real interest? . Just because he is Djokovic everything he says has to be right? No, not in this case I’m sorry

[@sonnysantino7849]

Goat 😏

[@orangeblueish]

@@sonnysantino7849 goat of what

[@sonnysantino7849]

@orangeblueish Of tennis and life.

[@ujjwalmukherjee4384]

Djokovic has started playing mind games before the Australian Open! 😊

[@valentinapohl8703]

Ok wenn Dockovic spielchen begonnen, wasser macht Sinner schon 10 Monate Witze 😂

[@altavanrensburg7027]

Yes , as usual...it is sickening

[@bobgeorges]

It was an answear to a journalist's question, you do realize that, fedalista?

[@Saigon_Namky]

@@ujjwalmukherjee4384 100% agree

[@VesnaLukic-h8w]

​@@bobgeorgesof course not..They were just digging for another reason to hate him..Also,they never read or hear the full statement.Ne never said anything wrong about Sinner,just that the rules should be the same for everybody.Or everybody has a right to wait for 4 months until it's release to the press,or everybody shpuld bd banned after getting positive test and then had a right to appeal.Right now ot's not the same rule for everybody.

[@margogirl3318]

Since Djokovic is involved in the PTPA, why not illicit change with the ITIA instead of singleing out the players. I am sure Djokovic and put your money where your mouth is- Kyrgios , would like nothing more than to not have the best player on the tour. Why are we not calling out Mouratoglou and his team for not doing right by Halep. Iga's team and Sinner's team jumped into action....??? I do not disagree with Nole, just the timing of it all. Why keep rehashing what was and move to change what is to come.

[@sportslover2356]

Kyrgios does not want Sinner suspended. He has said many times that Sinner is probably the best player in the world right now and he himself is unlikely ever to get back to his former level with his major surgery. Kyrgios wants what we all want - equality of treatment of all players regardless of rank, wealth or value to the tour. If that means silence - fine. If that means getting their case heard immediately - fine.

[@tshavfengvang7831]

Transparency in any sport should be mandated otherwise the professional sport becomes a double standard. We'll see if the CAS will set a precedence.

[@carlocarli6936]

It's refreshing to read some honest comments here about the total lack of transparency and the appalling double standard applied for both Swiatek and Sinner. X is infested by Sinner and Swiatek bots who defend these dopers.

[@ncressy]

Agree with you 100%

[@antoinettekankindi6807]

Sinner is not a dopper. Those who are afraid of him hate him and are trying to play games to try and get under his skin hoping that they will defeat him that way... Forza Jannik Sinner 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊. Tutti con te. Avanti tutta Campionissimo 🙏💪🦊

[@EnricoPassuello-w5c]

He wants just Sinner to be out for the Australian Open so he can add one to his Palmares. This is why he speaks now. But of course transparency and equal treatment are a good thing