Sabalenka Weighs In on Sinner Doping Case as Kyrgios Presses Accountability and Openness

Aryna Sabalenka told Piers Morgan she believes in clean sport and equal standards but said she does not think Sinner knowingly used a banned substance. Nick Kyrgios reiterated that athletes are responsible for their samples and criticized the opaque handling of Sinner’s case, calling for greater transparency with players. Sinner twice tested positive for trace clostebol in March 2024 at Indian Wells; the ITIA accepted an inadvertent-exposure explanation and initially brought no charges. WADA challenged the ITIA’s decision and a negotiated outcome produced a three‑month suspension served from early February to early May, which did not include any Grand Slams. Novak Djokovic previously said the episode would leave a lasting ‘cloud’ over Sinner, who has maintained his innocence and returned to reach the French Open final and win Wimbledon.