Djokovic’s forceful stance on the Sinner case: “I felt frustrated…”

Novak Djokovic (7th in the world ranking) is about to begin its 2025 tennis season in the Brisbane ATP 250. There, in addition to singles, he will play doubles with Nick Kyrgios. However, in the last few hours, Nole spoke out on the doping case of Jannik Sinner (1st).

In an exclusive interview with Brisbane Timesthe Serbian was asked about Kyrgios’ harsh words about Sinner: “It’s not pleasant, but we live in a world in which everyone has the right to express themselves, especially on social networks. Nick has expressed himself very well about the entire Jannik doping case, and he is right about the transparency and inconsistency of protocols and comparisons between cases“.

Then he added: “We have seen many players in the past, and also currently, who are suspended for not even submitting to controls for prohibited substancesfor not submitting to anti-doping controls and for not being missing, and some players who are in lower positions waiting for their case to be resolved for more than a year.

“I do not question whether the prohibited substance was taken intentionally or not. I believe in a clean sport, I believe that the player will do everything possible to play fair. I’ve known Jannik since he was very young, so he doesn’t seem like someone who would do something like that, but I’ve been really frustrated.like most other players, seeing that we were kept in the dark for five months since he received that news. “It is not a good image for our sport,” he concluded.