Italian tennis federation president considers Nick Kyrgios’ remarks on Jannik Sinner ‘additional honors’ in his career
Nick Kyrgios has verbally attacked World No. 1 Jannik Sinner multiple times since the Italian's doping scandal surfaced.
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The President of the Italian Tennis Federation, Angelo Binaghi, has expressed full support for World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, despite criticism from Nick Kyrgios. The two-time Grand Slam champion has faced constant attacks on social media from the Australian since his doping scandal emerged in August.
Binaghi, who witnessed Italy’s historic Davis Cup triumph last month, has taken Kyrgios’ remarks positively. He described the Australian’s comments as “additional honors” in Sinner’s career.
I told Jannik that it’s also good to have idiots attacking you in life, as he does. These are additional honors, I would be worried if someone like Kyrgios said we are doing well.
Angelo Binaghi said as reported by Tuttosport
Earlier this year, Kyrgios and Sinner were on good terms when the Italian won his first Grand Slam title in Australia. The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up even joked about becoming Sinner’s coach to help him win more Grand Slam titles.
Since then, much has changed. Sinner was asked about Kyrgios’ comments during the US Open, just weeks after the doping scandal came to light. However, the Italian declined to address the matter.
WADA confirms no news on Jannik Sinner’s doping case until the start of the new season
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has confirmed that the Court of Arbitration will not resolve Jannik Sinner’s doping case for Sport (CAS) before the year ends. The World No. 1 from Italy tested positive for clostebol twice in March but was allowed to continue playing.
There will be no decision by year-end. It was considered in the decision that there was no fault on the part of Sinner. Our position is that there is still a responsibility of the athlete in relation to his entourage. So it is this legal point that will be debated (before CAS). We do not dispute the fact that it could have been a contamination. But we believe that the application of the rules does not correspond to the case law.
WADA Director General Olivier Niggli said to AFP (H/T: France 24)
An independent tribunal organized by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) in August ruled that Sinner was not at fault. It accepted his explanation that the banned substance entered his body when his physiotherapist used a spray containing clostebol to treat a cut before a massage.
WADA has appealed the decision and is pushing for a ban of up to two years for the 23-year-old. The ITIA has faced criticism for delaying the announcement of Sinner’s positive tests, along with those of Iga Swiatek, the women’s World No. 2.
In a separate case, Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension last month. In August 2024, an out-of-competition sample showed her positive for trimetazidine (TMZ).
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