When will Nick Kyrgios get over Jannik Sinner? That’s what every tennis lover must be wondering right now, seeing the Aussie’s continued mockery of the World No.1. The doping controversy surrounding Sinner has clearly left the 2022 Australian Open doubles champion extremely annoyed. So much so, that he’s not leaving a single opportunity to take shots at the Italian. While the latter accepted a 3-month ban, last week, from WADA, Kyrgios is still targeting him. But what made him go after the three-time Major winner this time?

French talent Alexandre Muller, who’s competing at the Rio Open this week, shared an update on X, dated February 21. After upsetting 18-year-old rising phenom Joao Fonseca on Wednesday, Muller also won his next encounter in the R16, on Friday. The Frenchman overcame the challenge of Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

In a late-night battle, Muller beat him in straight sets with a score line of 7-5, 7-6(5). But just when he was about to leave, the Frenchman faced an annoying obstacle. But what was the issue? “Doping test when we finish at midnight .. come on .. @atptour,” he wrote in his post while taking a dig at the governing body of men’s tennis.

For the uninitiated, doping tests across events is a common practice. After a match, players usually get tested for any prohibited substance. However, Muller was frustrated by the fact that he had to take a test at midnight while being tired after wrapping up his match. But guess what? Kyrgios took this as an opportunity to take another sly dig at Sinner. He didn’t take long to react to Muller’s post, as he gave him a tip to use during doping tests in the future. “Just say you ‘don’t know’ and that it was completely your teams’ fault if there are steroids in there 😂”

Kyrgios tried to mock Sinner by mentioning how the Italian tried to convey he didn’t take the banned substance on purpose after failing his tests last year on two occasions. The World No.1 was tested positive for the anabolic agent Closetbol. But he, and his team, convinced the ITIA that he did nothing wrong. Sinner stated, in his defense, that it was his former physio who applied a spray containing Clostebol on his wound. And that it entered Sinner’s system when the physio gave him a massage. Eventually, the ITIA termed the Italian not guilty, in August, citing “no fault or negligence”.

While Kyrgios is still attacking the three-time Major winner, his lawyer recently came forward with a firm stance. He hit back at the criticism towards Sinner while defending him. So what did he say?

Jannik Sinner’s lawyer defends him with a solid response to growing hate

Following Jannik Sinner’s 90-day ban last week, Nick Kyrgios was left disappointed. He wasn’t happy over this verdict and wrote on X, “Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not exist.” Even 24-time Slam champion Novak Djokovic had an unusual stance on the outcome. In an interview with Sky Sports, dated February 18, he tried to explain that other players were “not satisfied with how the whole process has gone, and they don’t think it’s fair. Many of them believe there was favouritism.”

Moreover, former British ATP pro Tim Henman also stated, talking to Sky Sports on February 15, that the duration of the ban “seems a little too convenient.” Simply because Sinner won’t lose any huge opportunity this season. Especially when it comes to competing at a Slam after his ban gets over on May 4. Coming back, he will be eligible to enter the French Open. Henman also said that this verdict has left “a pretty sour taste for the sport…”

Jeremy Singer, the lawyer who represented Sinner in his case, eventually came forward this week and provided a strong response. He was not clearly not amused by the criticism his client received from tennis pros. “He (Sinner) was under attack by the players, but they were not aware of all the details. They were simply expressing their opinion. Tennis players always watch when someone is involved in this kind of situation and on the other hand try to hide it if it happens to them,” Singer said.

However, Kyrgios is having none of it. He seems to be prepared to keep going after Sinner. Will he ever stop? What do you think?