Nick Kyrigos launched a fresh attack on the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) for their stance over recent doping scandals in tennis. The Australian star also criticised the top players Jannilk Sinner and Iga Swiatek for their escape from doping bans that rocked the tennis world in 2024.
Kyrigos is set to return to court from his long-term injury ahead of the Australian Open 2025. He is currently featuring in the Brisbane Open, the first ATP tournament of the 2025 season, and was asked about his views on Sinner and Swiatek's escape from doping bans.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist questioned the integrity of the game and also said that top-ranked Sinner and Swiatek Tested positive in doping cases was awful.
"Two world No.1s both getting done for doping is disgusting for our sport. It's a horrible look," Nick Kyrgios said. "Tennis integrity right now, and everyone knows it, but no one wants to speak about it, it's awful."
"Someone like me ... I would never even in my entire life ever try and dope in this sport. Especially going through an injury like I went through, obviously there are things out there that could speed up healing, help me get back to prime level, help my recovery.
"There's so many things out there that are prohibited in our sport that I could have been doing to get me back quicker ... (but) that's just not who I am. I'm always against that."
Sinner dominated the 2024 year with two Grand Slam titles - the Australian Open and the US Open and also clinched the season-ending ATP Finals title. He also led Italy to the Davis Cup Finals glory to further strengthen his dominance as the world No.1 player.
Swiatek won her 4th French Open title this year but was not able to show consistency on other courts and also lost her top spot in the WTA rankings to Aryna Sabalenka.
