Nikolay Davydenko defends Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner towards fierce criticism

If Yevgeny Kafelnikov has expressed his opinions very harshly on Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner’s doping issues, one other former Russian tennis nice, Nikolay Davidenko, expressed himself utterly otherwise about his countryman.

The previous world quantity 3 – in addition to two-time semifinalist at Roland Garros and two-time semifinalist on the US Open – said in an interview with the Russian media Championat that tennis is tennis and you’ll by no means develop into number one because of doping.

“You go to the pharmacy, take a capsule for the bronchi and there may be salbutamol, which is taken into account doping. You at all times should go to a sports activities physician, it is such an absurdity. You will not develop into a greater participant by taking a capsule. Tennis is tennis, you will not develop into primary on the planet because of doping.

It was simpler to manage doping. We have been additionally pressured, however we perceived it as regular. I did not fear a lot, I drank and ate in all places with out even occupied with doable penalties on this sense. Right now the state of affairs has worsened,” he defined.

However within the meantime, tennis continues to speak in regards to the instances which have concerned and concern the Polish and the Italian, each discovered constructive for doping (Clostebol for Jannik, TMZ for Iga) throughout this season.

If for the Polish tennis participant a one-month disqualification has arrived, the destiny of Sinner remains to be unknown with the result of the WADA attraction to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport that ought to be mentioned in February. Nearly a yr after testing constructive throughout the BNP Paribas Open match in Indian Wells in March 2024.

The state of affairs relating to the Polish and the Italian has clearly attracted a number of controversy and fierce criticism. Many tennis gamers, akin to Nick Kyrgios and Simona Halep have overtly sided towards Jannik and the Polish, as have many different former gamers and insiders. Others, akin to American legend Andy Roddick, have sided in assist of Swiatek and Sinner.