Richard Pagliaro | @tennis_now | Friday, May 2, 2025
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There are double standards for doping punishment. Nick Kyrgios.
See fellow Australians Max Purcell It was suspended for 18 months due to the recognition of intravenous infusion of more than 500 ml of vitamins, strengthening Kyrgyz belief that the anti-doping system of tennis is “cooked”.
After admitting to violating the tennis anti-doping program, the dominant U.S. Open doubles champion Purcell, 18, admitted to violating TADP Section 2.2 (using a prohibited method) and accepted an 18-month suspension.
The World Anti-Doping Regulations and TADP limit is 100 ml within 12 hours.
After serving, Purcell will be eligible to return to the Pro Tour on June 12, 2026. Purcell will also confiscate a bonus of about $200,000.
“How ridiculous is the ban on Purcell? The honest feeling of vitamins? Can we justify this? Or can we now admit that the entire system is cooked?” Krygios wrote in a social media post.
How ridiculous is this feeling of honesty to the ban on Purcell? Vitamin? Can we prove this? Or can we admit now that the whole system is cooked 😂
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@nickkyrgios) April 30, 2025
Former Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios No. 1 Jannik Sinner Will finish his three-month suspension this weekend, while others, including the top first Simona Halepreceive more severe punishment. Sinner was allowed to appeal his doping case last season last season, and Halep did not allow Halep to compete after appealing to the Sport Arbitration Court in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Global Anti-Doping Agency announced in February that the two-time Australian Open champion Sinner will resolve the case from February 4 to February 4 from February 9 to February 4.
Wada has appealed Sina’s case, the Italian Davis Cup hero, who faces a year or more if the appeal is successful.
Last March, Sinner, an international tennis integrity agency announced a few days before the start of the U.S. Open, tested positive twice at a “low level” of “low level.”
Two-time Australian Open champion Sinner was not suspended and allowed to compete as an independent court ruled that he had made “no fault” about steroid pollution in his system. The three-month suspension means sinners won’t miss professionals when chasing the calendar grand slam.
Grand Slam Gold Novak Djokovic Call Sina’s case “strange” and says most of the players he talks to don’t think the resolution is fair.
“Jannik will be suspended for three months due to the mistakes and negligence of some members of his team,” Djokovic told the media in Doha in February. “This is also something that I personally and many other players find it strange.
“I talked not only to the past few days, but also to several players in the locker room in the previous months.
“Most of them are not satisfied with the way the whole process develops and thinks it is unfair. Many people think there is a preference.”
Djokovic said that in pointing out that Simona Halep and Tara Moore of Britain were attacked by a sting in a stimulant case, Djokovic said many players agreed with Kyrgios and saw double standards in the system.
“Simona Halep and Tara Moore and some other, perhaps lesser-known players, have been working hard to resolve their cases for years, or have been banned for years,” Djokovic said.
Rule us open champion sinners repeatedly deny cheating.
“This case has been around me for nearly a year now, and the process still has a long time of decisions, maybe it’s only made at the end of the year,” Sinner said. “I’ve always accepted that I’m responsible for the team and realized that Wada’s strict rules are an important protection for the sports I love.”
“On this basis, I accepted Wada’s proposal to resolve these procedures with three months of sanctions.”
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In a new interview with the Italian public TV network TG1Sina said his critics have the right to express their views and suggested that his only response would appear in court.
“Everyone is free to say what they want, but I know what happened and what I have to go through,” Sinner said. “I’m not interested in responding to those who attacked me.
“I miss the game, I’m glad that the ban on training is over and I’m ready to play again.”
