Former Australian tennis participant Todd Woodbridge, who was number one in doubles and who for a very long time fashioned a really sturdy pair along with his countryman Mark Woodforde, has expressed his clear opinion on the occasions associated to the optimistic exams for doping substances failed by Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek.
He additionally spoke out on Nick Kyrgios, very lively on social media on the 2 occasions. Nonetheless, Woodbridge pressured that these conditions is not going to take away the splendor of the Australian Open 2025.
In an extended interview with the Instances of India web site, the primary query he was requested was whether or not the optimistic exams of the Italians and Polish will take away the splendor of the Blissful Slams, exactly.
“Definitely not. One of the positives that comes out of these cases is that our sport is dealing with them properly. It means our testing is tough, we have a policy that players have to abide by. The next part is the process that they went through. You had two of the best players in the world who had an issue, both of them were able to show what the cause was.
You are innocent until proven guilty. They were able to show cause and effect and the process was quick. There will be other players who stumble or some who might deliberately cheat. There will be issues, but I am happy with the process,” he defined.
As talked about, Kyrgios took to social media to slam Jannik and Iga, saying even earlier than the draw that he had hoped to be paired with Sinner in Melbourne, which finally did not occur as he’s in Alexander Zverev’s draw zone.
Nick Kyrgios© Stream screenshot
As a former athlete, Woodbridge stated, he would by no means wish to put extra stress on himself, as Nick has been out of motion for a very long time – nearly two years – which will probably be tough for him.
“I hope he hasn’t set his expectations too high because it will take time to get back to the level he was playing before. Sinner is the best player in the world right now. He’s the defending champion, for me that’s the only thing he’ll have to learn to live with. He hasn’t defended a Grand Slam title in his career, this is the first one. It’ll be a good test,” he added
