Nick Kyrgios loves stirring the pot! Two high-profile players, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek tested positive in doping tests this year. Ever since the news of the doping controversies came out, Kyrgios has been expressing his disapproval of the tennis stars on and off. He has been quite vocal in his criticisms and time and again, we’ve seen him taking an indirect dig at Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek on the same. Recently, he was spotted following the same old routine during his recent appearance on the podcast, ‘Nothing Major.’ What did the Aussie say this time, though?
Apart from making comments on the doping controversies, Nick Kyrgios has been running the headlines for another reason as well! He’s all set to make a comeback to the Tour next month. A few days ago, while expressing his excitement to make a return to the Tour, he tweeted, “Feels good getting these consecutive days training in the bank man…. Wrist re-construction and back out here… blessed………………Without failing any drug tests ↕️ be proud kygs doing it the right way .” It seems his controversial comments on this doping saga are currently overshadowing his long-awaited comeback.
Then after that, while reacting to a comment on that post, he wrote, “I have an 8 figure career. Grand slam finalist and beaten all of the greatest of all time. Doesn’t seem bad to me. No drugs either.” Now, recently he did it yet again in front of Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, and Steve Johnson on the podcast. During their conversation, Nick Kyrgios was asked if enjoys being the “villain of the Tour.” In reply to that question, the Aussie said, “I haven’t failed any drug tests. Once you get caught, you can’t act like the victim.
He literally hasn’t missed a single chance to criticize these players involved in the doping controversy. On Monday, he conducted a Q&A session on his IG account and during that session, one of his fans asked “How many years do you think you would have been banned for if you tested positive for Clostebol?” In reply to that question, Kyrgios wrote, “Lol 2 years at least – guys a joke .” So, it seems like there is no ending to this ongoing battle for Nick Kyrgios. We’ll keep tracking his comments very closely in the next few weeks as well, but before that let’s take a look at how are the tennis world reacting to his controversial reactions.
Nick Kyrgios is always shouting,” – Former world number 3 takes a subtle dig at the Aussie star
No matter whether you like it or not, Nick Kyrgios’ comments on the doping controversy have been catching a lot of attention. Just a few days ago, we saw Andy Murray’s ex-coach, Mark Petchey criticising Kyrgios for his opinions on the same. For example, in one instance Kyrgios said that he felt tennis was “cooked,” and after hearing these time of comments, Petchey said, “Nick Kyrgios needs to give it a rest.” He advised everyone to let the process go through due care and attention because this is a “massive” thing. “It is somebody’s career,” said Petchey.
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After that, we saw Alexandra Stevenson also giving a strong reaction to Nick Kyrgios’ comments. During a recent episode of the ‘Serving Aces’ podcast, she was heard saying, “Maybe he’s smoking pot or something (laughs). I’m sure he’s not that clean.”
Even Andy Roddick has also raised his voice against Nick Kyrgios’ comments on the doping saga multiple times in the last few weeks and now, there’s a new addition to that list. Former ATP pro, Nikolay Davydenko recently appeared on MatchTV and during a conversation, he literally lashed out at Nick Kyrgios for his constant jibes on players like Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek.
He said, “Nick Kyrgios is always shouting, a showman. He says all kinds of nonsense on and off the court and will continue to do so. We will hear about him over and over again.” What are your thoughts on Nick Kyrgios’ comments, though?
