Nick Kyrgios does not have a lot sympathy for Iga Swiatek candidly opening up about her struggles through the doping course of because the Australian thinks it’s nothing else than pulling “the victim card.”
Shortly after concluding her US Open run, the world No. 2 was notified that she failed a doping check performed in August and that she was being provisionally suspended.
Within the subsequent few weeks, the five-time Grand Slam champion was in a position to decide the supply of contamination – efficiently attraction – and her provisional ban ended after simply 23 days.
For the reason that Pole’s doping case was first revealed in late November, the 23-year-old has a number of instances described it because the hardest interval of her life, which noticed her cry rather a lot – be underneath immense stress – and have many sleepless nights.
“I had no idea what happened, at the beginning I didn’t have a source right on. We had to send supplements to the labs and wait for the results. It was so chaotic,” the world No. 2 said during her appearance on The Insider Club, which is hosted by fellow pro Caroline Garcia.
“I didn’t know if it was going to be you know two years or three months or something else. It was really tough… I don’t want to go through this again.”
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Kyrgios on Swiatek: The previous I am the sufferer card
Responding to the Pole’s feedback, one person on X highlighted the half the place the previous world No. 1 admitted that she was uncertain about how lengthy she can be suspended.
Reacting to it, Kyrgios wrote: “The old I’m the victim card – this tennis world really controls the narrative – it’s a bad joke.”
The previous I’m the sufferer card – this tennis world actually controls the narrative – it’s a foul joke
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) January 6, 2025
Throughout her dialog with Garcia, Swiatek additionally mentioned that she felt so horrible throughout your complete doping course of that she is just not positive if she would be capable of undergo it for a second time.
