Simona Halep, a two-time grand slam winner, has been given a four-year suspension for breaking anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) declared on Tuesday.
The tennis community was shocked by a four-year ban on Simona Halep by the authorities, and many tennis players have also reacted on the issue. Recently, Maria Sakkari commented on the position of the Tennis authorities to suspend players for violations of tennis rules, and it appears that Nick Kyrgios was not happy about it and responded in a sarcastic manner.
Maria Sakkari expressed her thoughts in an interview and said: “One thing I can tell you for sure is the way they’re handling every situation with any player, any athlete, it’s just scary. We’re gonna get to a point where we’re not even gonna be taking electrolytes.”
She further added: “Thankfully, I haven’t been in that position. I never want to be. I’ve been very careful with everything that has to do with supplements. But I don’t know what the process is, how things are done behind closed doors. I don’t know who has a say. I have no idea. I would for sure improve the whereabouts app than the anti-doping app. It doesn’t work well.”
Nick Kyrgios replied to Sakkari’s statement and wrote on his official Twitter account: “Ehhhh not really lol, I run on bananas and coke cola in 5 set battles. And my record in them speaks for itself. Maybe players should just stop taking shady sh*t. look yourself in the mirror at the end of the day and say yep I did it right. Not hard.”
Nick Kyrgios in 2023
Now ranked no.469, the Australian played his last match on the 13th of June when he was overcome by world no.98 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
This year Nick owns a 0-1 record.
Sakkari in San Diego, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.9, the Greek has achieved a 29-18 win-loss record in 2023. The Greek is competing in San Diego where she overcame the world no.75 Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-3 2-2 ret..
Maria Sakkari will come up against the world no.61 Emma Navarro in the quarter. They have never played each other till now on the main tour.
Sakkari reached the final in Washington (Mubadala Citi DC Open).
Simona Halep in 2023
Ranked no.578, Halep played her last match on the 29th of August 2022 when she was defeated by world no.147 Daria Snigur 6-2 0-6 6-4 in the 1st round in the U.S. Open (draw).
This year the Romanian has a 39-11 record.
Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sakkari and Simona Halep |
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