Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner discuss their doping cases ahead of the Australian Open
Iga Swiatek, a self-described “control freak,” is taking new precautions — including holding on to extra samples of medicine she takes, in case they need to be tested at some point — after a doping case she described Friday as “probably, like, the worst time in my life.” Jannik Sinner, another player who spent time at No. 1 and tested positive in 2024, said ahead of the Australian Open, where he's the defending champion, that he hasn't been told when the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal of his exoneration will be heard in court. “I know exactly as much as you guys know,” Sinner said in response to a reporter's question at a news conference Friday.
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Emma Raducanu ‘badly bitten by ants’ on eve of Australian Open
Novak Djokovic declines to address a past interview about getting sick in Australia in 2022
Novak Djokovic did not want to rehash — or even discuss at all, really — what he said Friday was a months-old interview with GQ magazine in which he recalled having high levels of metal in his blood from food he was served while detained before being deported from Australia in 2022. “I would appreciate not talking more in detail about that, as I would like to focus on the tennis and why I’m here,” Djokovic said ahead of the Australian Open, which starts Sunday (Saturday EST). “If you want to see what I’ve said and get more info on that, you can always revert to the article,” Djokovic said about the piece posted online this week.
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Imagine if Messi coached Ronaldo: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray team up at the Australian Open
Novak Djokovic’s pre-tournament press conference in Melbourne ended in chaotic style, as he awkwardly batted away questions about his recent claim that he had been “poisoned” during his ill-fated visit here in 2022.
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