Kyrgios says sport's integrity 'awful' in wake of Sinner, Swiatek doping cases

Nick Kyrgios said the recent doping incidents involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek were "disgusting" for the sport, as the Australian slammed authorities on Saturday (December 28) over what he saw as lenient treatment in their cases. World number one Sinner failed two drug tests in March for trace amounts of the anabolic androgenic steroid clostebol but was cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal that accepted his explanation of unintentional contamination. World number two Swiatek accepted a one-month ban after a positive test for hormone and metabolic modulator trimetazidine, which she said was the result of contamination of her sleep medication. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) maintains that all doping cases are dealt with based on facts and evidence and not a player's name, ranking or nationality, but has not been able to completely see off allegations of double standards. Reuters has contacted the ITIA for comment.