When it comes to his criticism of the Jannik Sinner doping scandal, Nick Kyrgios says he has no regrets at all. The Italian’s case and other cases, according to the 2022 Wimbledon finalist, have been handled with differential treatment.
A true bombshell was dropped last Tuesday when it was disclosed that Sinner had failed two doping tests in March due to the discovery of a prohibited steroid in his system.
Because his team was able to identify the product and demonstrate that it was contaminated quickly, the world’s number one player was not suspended for a day. Thus, while the investigation was still going on, the 23-year-old Italian was permitted to play again on the Tour.
Kyrgios talked about it and said: “I think I stand by every word. Everything I put on social media, I have to stand up for. I’ve seen a lot of my friends go through doping cases and get suspended. We’ve seen players like Halep and everyone else and it seems like every time one of those cases comes up, there’s always a different process for different players.”
Recently, Dutch tennis player Van de Zandschulp expressed his remarks on Sinner’s case and criticized Kyrgios. He said: “I’m not the type of person who makes quick judgments, unlike Kyrgios. This is a complicated issue. If they’ve established that Sinner has done nothing wrong, I believe it. He would never do something like that. This is the last thing I would expect from him.”
Sinner at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.1, Jannik has a compiled 49-5 win-loss record in 2024. Sinner is participating at the U.S. Open where he toppled the world no.140 Mackenzie Mcdonald 2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2.
Jannik Sinner will come up against the world no.49 Alex Michelsen in the 2nd round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Sinner.
Jannik has won 5 titles in 2024 at the Australian Open, Rotterdam, Miami, Halle and Cincinnati.
Jannik won 16 titles in his career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 7 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Sinner is scheduled to play next in Beijing (China Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 23rd of September.
Nick Kyrgios in 2024
Ranked no.470, Kyrgios played his last match on the 13th of June 2023 when he was overcome by world no.416 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
At present, during this year Kyrgios has managed to achieve a 0-1 record.
Jannik Sinner and Nick Kyrgios fought against each other just 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Sinner. When they played, Jannik Sinner won 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) in March 2022.
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Van De Zandschulp at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.74, Van De Zandschulp has achieved a composed 23-24 record in 2024. The Dutch is participating at the U.S. Open where he ousted the world no.105 Denis Shapovalov 6-4 7-5 6-4.
Botic Van De Zandschulp will compete against the world no.39 Tomas Machac in the final on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 3-2 for Van De Zandschulp.
Van De Zandschulp was the runner-up in the Braunschweig Challenger and in the Luedenscheid Challenger.