Ilie Nastase, very tough against Sinner and Swiatek: “If they were Romanians…”

the two doping positive from Italian Jannik Sinner (1st) and the Polish Iga Swiatek (2nd) have completely taken over the scene in recent months, not only because of the surprising news but also because of the light sanctions imposed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).

Dissatisfied with the decision of the regulatory body, the former Romanian player Ilie Nastase He harshly attacked the four-time champion at Roland Garros, accused of consuming a prohibited substance called trimetazidine, in statements to the Golazo media: “He probably only got a month because he’s from Poland. They don’t give up, they aren’t stupid like us. That’s the difference“.

“We are in the third world, while they are in the good one.. She must have said it wasn’t intentional, right? It’s ugly that Halep received four years in the first instance and she only one month,” the former world number 1 continued, in clear defense of his compatriot Simona Halep (877th), who was away from the competition for 18 months between 2022 and 2024 due to a substance called roxadustat.

In harmony, the owner of 64 trophies, two Grand Slams, also pointed out against the recent winner of the ATP Finals, who evaded an extensive penalty for registering the anabolic agent clostebol in his body: “Of course it is a symbolic punishment. “Perhaps they were scared by the fact that Simona had reverted the result to CAS.”

“But if the Italian was not number 1 and was Romanian, how long do you think he would have been suspended? Insurance for two to three years“concluded the Bucharest native, who closed his award-winning career with 908 wins and 334 losses.