Roddick attacked Kyrgios for his attacks on Sinner: “You will always be the guy who…”

The respective cases of positive doping from Italian Jannik Sinner (1st) and the Polish Iga Swiatek (2nd) have become the most talked about topics in recent times, arousing criticism from their own colleagues, especially from the Australian Nick Kyrgioswho harshly attacked through social networks on more than one occasion.

However, two of today’s best players also received the support of other protagonists such as the former American player Andy Roddickwho took advantage of his podcast Served to request restraint and that each case be analyzed separately, arousing the anger of the controversial oceanic.

“A few weeks ago, and this is something that is in the borderline defamation, Nick hinted thatbecause I chose to understand and explain the context of Swiatek’s case, trying to provide certain nuances and that perhaps the anti-doping protocols are too strict, I had taken doping substances to improve my performance throughout my career“, began the former world number 1, defending himself against the accusations of the Canberra-born.

Subsequently, the 2003 US Open champion, who hung up his racket in 2012 after falling against the Argentine Juan Martín Del Potro in Flushing Meadows, said: “He defends that if you test positive you should be banned forever, but it seems that if you have not tested positive never too. This is something that bothered me a lot.. Nick wants the likes and interactions. Right now it is a influencer of tennis. Live for and for likes and comments. It feels important, of course.”

“Be careful, what I’m going to say is not an exaggeration: He is one of the most talented tennis players I have ever seen in my life. His magic is on par with that of the Big Three. You can’t take your eyes off the screen when he’s playing well. However, the part of Kyrgios that conflicts me is the hypocrisy with which you choose to judge people“said the owner of 32 titles at the highest level.

“Kyrgios has been Sinner’s biggest critic. Yes, it is true that Sinner has failed two anti-doping tests. That is a fact that will always be there. But you can make the decision to look at the context and appreciate that there are very different cases“, and perhaps this will allow people to better understand his case and for some to even give him the benefit of the doubt,” he continued about the Wimbledon 2022 finalist, who recently criticized the youth Cruz Hewitt for sharing training with the leader of the ranking. male.

Consequently, the five-time winner of Masters 1000 tournaments raised the stakes regarding the actions of the ‘Bad Boy’: “His defense is that it was all a joke, but the lack of sensitivity What you demonstrate by leaving that comment and filling the publication of a 16-year-old boy with trolls, the worst of tennis fans, is absurd. Absurd”.

“You are someone who has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting your girlfriend and then you want people to understand your context, saying that you were in a bad time and took drugs. You’re going to be the guy who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman forever.“recalled the participant in the Athens 2004 and London 2012 Olympic Games.

Finally, Roddick concluded with a powerful message: “You’ve always wanted people to understand the time and place in your life when that happened. You have always said that you suffered against the bulliesthat you suffered mentally from the abuse you received from the press and people’s comments… and now, what are you doing? Are you accusing me of doping and want people to understand that what you did was because of the bullying you suffered? Is pure and simple hypocrisy“.

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