"He's right about the transparency and the inconsistency": Novak Djokovic agrees with Nick Kyrgios about Sinner doping verdict

Novak Djokovic will team with Nick Kyrgios over the next week at the Brisbane International and will start his season in Australia. But one of the main talking points which will be further ramped up surrounds Jannik Sinner's doping case.

Sinner will be a hot topic in 2025 not only as the World No.1 but also as a player who will undergo an appeal at CAS and could yet be banned from the sport after taking the substance Clostebol and being tested positive twice.

It was administered through a massage and it wasn't confirmed until months after. What furthered the storm also was Iga Swiatek who tested positive but accepted a ban. Max Purcell also did and is currently undergoing a suspension.

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"Why have they kept that case away from the public?": Novak Djokovic frustrated by being 'kept in the dark' by doping drama

Djokovic spoke about his frustration at being kept in the dark by the drama and also agreed with Kyrgios about him putting his views online.

“We live in a world where everyone has the right to express themselves, especially on social media. Nick has spoken a lot about the whole Jannik doping case, and he's right about the transparency and the inconsistency of the protocols and the comparisons between the various cases," said Djokovic.

"We have seen many players in the past, and also currently, who have been suspended for not even having undergone anti-doping tests and for not having communicated their whereabouts, and some lower-ranked players who have been waiting for their cases to be resolved for more than a year.”

“I don't question whether the prohibited substance was taken intentionally or not. I believe in clean sport, I believe that the player will do everything possible to play fair. I’ve known Jannik since he was very young, so he doesn’t seem like the type of person who would do something like that, but I felt really frustrated, like most other players, to see that we were kept in the dark for five months after he received that news. It’s not a good image for our sport.”

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