‘Sad day for tennis’: Kyrgios speaks out after Sinner accepts three-month doping ban

Kyrgios took to social media on Saturday night to vent his frustrations with the decision.

“Obviously Sinner’s team have done everything in their power to just go ahead and take a 3 month ban, no titles lost, no prize money lost,” Kyrgios wrote.

“Guilty or not? Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not exist.”

The ITIA issued Swiatek with a one-month ban at the end of 2024 after ruling her level of fault was at the lowest end of the range, attributing “no significant fault or negligence” to the 23-year-old – effectively ruling the offence was unintentional.

During the 2025 Australian Open, WADA announced that they would not appeal Swiatek’s case.

Sinner’s ineligibility period will run from February 9 to 11.59pm on May 4, 2025. He will be allowed to return to official training from April 13.

It means the three-time grand slam singles champion will return in time for the French Open, which begins on May 25, 2025.

WADA said Sinner would not be stripped of any titles he had won since the positive result, which include his 2024 US Open and 2025 Australian Open titles.

“As previously stated, WADA did not seek a disqualification of any results, save that which was previously imposed by the tribunal of first instance,” it said.

“The International Tennis Federation and International Tennis Integrity Agency, both co-respondents to WADA’s CAS appeal, neither of which appealed the first-instance decision, both accepted the case resolution agreement.”

WADA has subsequently withdrawn its appeal to CAS.