Everything Jannik Sinner has done so far has not been enough: he has no intention of giving up.
It is fortunate, in some ways, that the news of Jannik Sinner’s doping positivity circulated in the run-up to the Us Open. For the first few days it was all anyone was talking about, but by the time the Slam got into full swing, the tennis-related discussions thankfully got the better of them. Not that the storm has entirely passed, mind you. There are those who, to this day, can’t seem to think of anything but that. As if struggling to contain the anger stemming from that press release that knocked everyone off their feet.
The well-informed will have already guessed that we are referring to Nick Kyrgios, who has been on a full-blown crusade against the world No. 1 since the beginning. He says he has nothing personal against him, yet he does not seem intent on giving him a break. He talks about the ruling and the non-disqualification, which he has repeatedly invoked, whenever he can, demonstrating how much the affair has “touched” him.
In the beginning he was harsh, very harsh. He attacked him on several fronts, without ever getting anything out of it. The only thing he got out of it was diplomacy from Sinner, who, expressing himself on the matter, commented that everyone is free to say what he wants. Which was not enough, as we imagined, to quell the mood of the Australian bad boy.
Sinner, he really is unstoppable: another attack
Kyrgios is back at it again, perhaps even irritated by the seraphic calm of the victim of his frontal attacks. After learning of Jannik’s statements, he even called his colleagues to arms, if you will.
“As athletes, we use our platforms (social media, ed.) to make sure things are fair and regular,” he wrote at the bottom of the video of the interview posted by Eurosport. “That’s all I did. Some players are angry. We know Sinner is incredible, a great tennis player and one of the leading faces in the sport. But if you expect us to remain silent … we won’t.”
It will take more than that, in short, to stop the Canberra native, who must be given credit, at least that, for changing his tones somewhat. If up to this point he had been ruthless, in this latest comment he sings Sinner’s praises. Let’s not be fooled, though. Something tells us that he still has many more cartridges to fire.