Nick Kyrgios didn’t hide his happiness after seeing the latest development in the Jannik Sinner doping case as the Australian seemingly thinks that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) lodging an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) proves his point that the Italian should face suspension.
Ever since the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced that the world No. 1 twice tested positive for a banned substance in March but avoided a ban, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist has been very critical of how the case was handled and has made it clear numerous times that he feels the 23-year-old should have been suspended.
But this Saturday, the WADA confirmed that they would appeal the ITIA’s verdict – which if successful – will likely result in the two-time Grand Slam champion being removed from the sport for some time.
“Hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahah ahahahahahaha god I hope the people running this thing don’t care that he is number 1 and has money,” Kyrgios wrote in the comment section of a Eurosport post about the WADA decision.
Alors que l’Agence mondiale antidopage a fait appel dans l’affaire Jannik Sinner et souhaite une suspension de 1 à 2 ans pour l’Italien, Nick Kyrgios continue son pressing sur le n°1 mondial. 🗣️
” J’espère que les gens qui dirigent ça ne se soucient pas qu’il soit le numéro 1 et… pic.twitter.com/vtryiFlIZz
— Avantage Tennis 🎾 (@AvantageTennis_) September 28, 2024
Kyrgios shades Sinner: Maybe not so innocent…?
The Australian also shared Eurosport’s post to his Instagram Story and wrote: “Hahaha maybe not so innocent after all eh?”
Meanwhile, the WADA is contesting the part where the ITIA determined that Sinner “bore no fault or negligence” for what happened and also revealed they were seeking at least a one-year ban for the Italian.
“The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that on Thursday 26 September, it lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Italian tennis player, Jannik Sinner, who was found by an independent tribunal of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) to bear no fault or negligence having twice tested positive for clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024. It is WADA’s view that the finding of ‘no fault or negligence’ was not correct under the applicable rules. WADA is seeking a period of ineligibility of between one and two years,” WADA’s statement read.