“You have to read the reports before criticizing”

Iga Swiatek was the protagonist with Jannik Sinner of two major doping scandals this season. The Pole was suspended for a month before returning to competition after WADA accepted her defense that she was inadvertently doped by taking contaminated melatonin. If legally the Pole has succeeded in defending her cause, in terms of the appreciation of the public and her peers, the round is far from won.

Kyrgios spares no one

Australian Nick Kyrgios has been very clear on the subject from the start, he does not like and will not forgive those who fail doping tests for whatever reason: ” It’s nothing personal. What personnel would I have against Iga Swiatek? I have nothing personal against Iga. Everyone should be able to play on an equal footing. Once you get caught, you can’t act like the victim…That’s what annoys me…each player commits his team and he must assume the consequences ” he explained. Remember that he was much harsher with Jannik Sinner whom he will try to humiliate during their next duel.

Wim Fissette defended his play.

Swiatek’s brand new coach, Wim Fissette, rushed to the aid of his player: “ There will always be people who are negative. But I think that anyone who has read all the documents that Iga provided and showed to the world should be able to realize what happened – and should understand that it was just bad luck. This can happen to any player. I think we should ask some questions of those who have a negative opinion about this matter and check if have these people read the report and the evidence or are they just talking into the void and criticizing for the sake of criticizing? ” he argued with a clear wink to the Canberra native.