See the angry social media post about drug testing that Nick Kyrgios DELETED just after he put it up
Australian firefighter Nick Kyrgios has once again targeted world number 1 Jannik Sinner over tennis drug testing before quickly deleting his social media post.
Kyrgios has been one of the most vocal critics of Sinner and world number 2 Iga Swiatek after their positive drug tests last year.
Sinner tested positive for an anabolic steroid twice in March, but avoided a ban as the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) ruled he was not to blame.
Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition sample last August.
The world number two was given a one-month suspension by the ITIA, which accepted that the test result was caused by a contamination of her sleeping medication.
The sport was then rocked by a third doping saga when Aussie Max Purcell was handed a voluntary provisional ban after admitting breaches of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios made another very public comment about Jannik Sinner on Tuesday
Kyrgios posted about his drug tests before deleting the post several hours later
On Tuesday morning, Kyrgios announced on X that he had been chosen for a drug test, posting photos of the documentation alongside a sample of his urine.
“Ahhhh, I got randomly drug tested again today,” Kyrgios wrote.
‘That’s about four times in the last two months. Blood too. Absolutely pointless, because even if you test positive, you can still play.”
The controversial Australian decided to delete his post shortly afterwards, but not before his followers had their say on the matter.
“Nic, looks like you need to moisturize a little more,” one fan joked, referring to the state of the star’s monster.
“I really appreciate you posting a pic of your p**s,” another commented sarcastically.
“Nick, in Italy we say get a life, you always think about the redhead,” said a third, referring to Sinner.
Last month, Kyrgios labeled doping scandals as ‘disgusting’ for tennis.
Tennis fans poked fun at Kyrgios after he posted a photo of his urine sample
Jannik Sinner (photo) tested positive twice last March for the banned anabolic steroid clostebol
‘Two number 1s in the world both being fined for doping is disgusting for our sport. It’s a terrible sight,” Kyrgios said at his Brisbane International press conference.
“Tennis integrity right now, and everyone knows it, but no one wants to talk about it, it’s terrible.”
Kyrgios, 29, has been struggling with wrist and knee injuries since June 2023. He was asked about his motivation for speaking out about the Sinner and Swiatek situations.
“Someone like me… I would never even try to dope in this sport in my entire life,” he said.
‘Especially when I suffer an injury like I experienced, there are obviously things that can speed up healing, help me get back to the top level and help my recovery.
“There are so many things that are forbidden in our sport that I could have done to come back faster… (but) that’s just not who I am. I’m always against that.
“So when people say I’m disrespectful to the sport, I think someone like that who tried to cheat the process, and actually didn’t do it completely on his own merit, is disrespectful in my opinion.
“I have to be open about it because I don’t think there are enough people talking about it. I think people are trying to sweep it under the rug.”
Kyrgios (pictured with girlfriend Costeen Hatzi) says he will not remain silent about doping problems in tennis
Sinner had successfully argued that his physiotherapist had accidentally infected him during treatment with clostebol, which had been transmitted through a cut on his own hand.
Kyrgios asked questions about what happened next.
“I (pay) my team hundreds and thousands of dollars to be the professionals that they are, to make sure that doesn’t happen,” Kyrgios said.
“So they knew it was happening. Why did they wait five to six months to do something about it? He kept his team for five months… that doesn’t make sense.
‘I would be furious. If my physical therapist infected me, put me in this position, I would probably never talk to that man again. He had the man on his team for five months and acted as if nothing had happened.”
Kyrgios has been criticized for his outspoken behavior but said he would not change on issues close to his heart.
“For a kid who grew up playing tennis, I enjoyed the competition, I enjoyed playing,” he said.
“I can get emotional, I can throw a racket, but that’s nothing compared to cheating and taking performance-enhancing drugs. That’s ridiculous in my opinion. I’m not going to keep quiet about it.’