Serena’s hints, Sakkari’s suspicions and Kyrgios’ ‘tennis player’ accusations

Isuspended for four years world anti-doping agency he imposed Simona Halep because of his Roxadustat positive It set off a certain wave in the professional tennis world.Originally limited to women’s tennis, but Nick stepped in Kyrgios This allowed her to cross the sexual barrier. To some extent, this is likely to encourage unpredictable developments, as her intervention could be read as a rather direct criticism of the women’s tour.

Arguably, the roots of the controversy can be traced back to the words of Simone herself. Halep In 2015 Maria Sharapova Meldonium tested positive.Simona then implicitly criticized the Russian athlete who claimed to have taken the substance out of ignorance: “Whenever I take something, I contact the people in charge of anti-doping so that everything is safe

“. In 2018, when Maria was invited to the Stuttgart Championships after her sanctions had come into effect, Simone described it as “shameful“The WTA is promoting a player who tested positive.”

Once Simona’s fall was complete, Sharapova remained — at least for now — Quiet.but serena williams It appears that he waded into the controversy with a cryptic tweet that makes sense when read in the current context.Serena Putt “Eight is a better number.” Let us remember that Serena Williams retired with 23 Grand Slams and 7 Grand Slams Wimbledon His credit.What could have been the eighth place final was lost to Simona Halep, 2019. Of course, all three years are positive, but doping can cast doubt on an entire career.

“Top Ten” Maria SakariOn the other hand, he prefers to protest against what he sees as the “insecurity” suffered by tennis players.Asked about the case during the San Diego tournament she was attending, she said she had always been “very careful with everything to do with supplements, but as Everything happens behind closed doors

I had no idea who had a say or what the process was like. The way the situation was handled was scary. one day, You can’t even take electrolytes,” There were also complaints about the way controls were implemented.

But the ineffable Nick Kyrgios echoed his words on the men’s tour.Through his social networks, Nick uses himself as an example, just like Halep did in his time, saying that he is free “Five-game battle” with “Banana and Coke”, My record speaks for itself. He went on to implicitly attack women’s tennis, saying: “Maybe tennis players should stop doing inappropriate things. They should look in the mirror at the end of the day and say, “Yes, I did the right thing.” It’s not hard. ” Then, in his own iconoclastic way, Nick hinted that if he did “something like that to get me punished for four years,” he mightto five grand slams.

gap He has barely played a game in Stuttgart this season. He has been out of games citing various injuries. The last one is the wrist ligaments.