Nick Kyrgios fired again at a troll, highlighting that he has zero points with Simona Halep and her failed doping take a look at as a result of the Romanian “dealt with the consequences.”
For the previous couple of months, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist has been closely calling out and shading Jannik Sinner over a failed doping take a look at. When it was just lately revealed that Iga Swiatek additionally examined constructive for a banned substance and accepted a one-month ban, she additionally heard it from the Australian as a result of he felt that she acquired a particularly mild sanction.
Over the weekend, the World Tennis League introduced that Halep was stepping in as Barbora Krejcikova’s alternative and becoming a member of Kyrgios, Jasmine Paolini and Casper Ruud.
In late 2022, two-time Grand Slam champion Halep examined constructive for a prohibited substance and he or she did not play once more till this 12 months’s March.
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“Uh she dealt with the consequences lol – unlike Sinner who has been able to play the whole time,” Kyrgios responded.
Uh she handled the implications lol – not like sinner who has been in a position to play the entire time
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) December 16, 2024 Kyrgios was presupposed to be in Swiatek’s WTL staff
Then, the previous world No. 13 recommended that simply saying “I didn’t know” was sufficient for some gamers to get away with a failed doping take a look at.
“The excuse that we can all use is that we didn’t know. Simply didn’t know. Professionals at the highest level of sport can now just say ‘we didn’t know,'” Kyrgios wrote on X on the time.
Earlier than this occurred, the 29-year-old and Swiatek had been set to signify Crew Eagles on the WTL. However after criticizing the Pole, he was moved from Crew Eagles to Crew Kites.
Kyrgios will now be teammates with Halep, Paolini and Ruud in Abu Dhabi between December 19-22.
