Arthur Cazaux suggests it might be significantly better if everyone centered on their very own careers as an alternative of placing an excessive amount of power into debating the Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek doping circumstances because the Frenchman highlights there may be in all probability no strategy to ever get a definitive and clear reply on what actually occurred.
During the last couple of months, there was extra deal with another issues than the precise tennis. After it was introduced that the top-ranked ATP participant failed two doping checks however that his case was dealt with in darkish earlier than it was decided that he “bore no fault or negligence” for what occurred, some had questions and that additionally led to quite a few conspiracy theories and double requirements.
As if that wasn’t sufficient, one other high-profile doping state of affairs occurred after the ITIA revealed in late November that Swiatek examined constructive for trimetazidine (TMZ). That case additionally secretly dealt with – however not like within the Sinner case – the five-time Grand Slam champion was suspended for just a few weeks earlier than accepting a one-month ban.
However one factor was the identical as within the Italian’s case – the Pole began listening to that she was handled otherwise and that she averted a harsher sanction solely as a result of she was one of many best within the recreation. The double customary claims and conspiracy theories weren’t made solely by followers but additionally by some gamers.
Nonetheless, 22-year-old Cazaux does not belong in that group – and never solely that – he does not even wish to assume or discuss ti an excessive amount of.
“How do I experience it? I don’t really care about others. If he was doped at that time or not, I don’t care, I focus on myself, I want to be the best player possible and I avoid looking at what’s going on next door. I can understand that it causes people to talk in the sense that if we know that he or she was suspended for one or two months and that there are players who haven’t tested positive and who have just missed anti-doping tests, because you have to know that if you miss three tests in one year, you’re suspended and there are several players who have been suspended for several years even though they weren’t necessarily doped,” Cazaux mentioned throughout his look on FT Sports activities, as revealed on We Love Tennis.
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When it particularly involves conspiracy theories, the 22-year-old merely famous that even when one thing murky occurred there, it might by no means come to gentle.
“So I can understand that it causes people to talk at that level. I’m not here to get into the debates, ‘Are they doped and protected?’ I don’t know and we’ll never know anyway. I think it’s better to focus on yourself,” the world No. 63 added.
Swiatek was very passionate in defending herself: ‘As if somebody died…’
Then a few days in the past, the WTA world No. 2 mentioned that she immediately fell into the state of panic after being knowledgeable a couple of failed doping take a look at as she “cried a lot” to the purpose that her group needed to the whole lot they may to calm her down. Later, she was instructed by her group that she reacted as if somebody died.
In her first message, the Pole additionally mentioned that it was “the toughest battle” of her profession and pleaded to followers and most people to not change their opinions about her as a result of she didn’t and would by no means do something unlawful.
Sadly for Swiatek, her explanations did not finish the talks surrounding her doping case however crucial factor for her stays the truth that the ITIA dominated that she “bore no significant fault or negligence” for what occurred.
