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Nick Kyrgios has added his voice to the debate raging around supplements in tennis following Simona Halep\u2019s ban.<\/p>\n
The former women\u2019s world number one was found guilty by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) of two intentional breaches of the anti-doping rules and Halep was handed a four year ban.<\/p>\n
At last year\u2019s US Open, Halep tested positive for roxadust, a prohibited substance, and was also found guilty of using an unspecified prohibited substance or method in 2022 – irregularities were discovered in her biological passport.<\/p>\n
In a statement Halep said: \u201cI am continuing to train and do everything in my power to clear my name of these false allegations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Maria Sakkari, the current world No.9, was asked if she trusted the doping authorities, and told the San Diego Open Press (via The Tennis Letter on Twitter\/X): \u201cOne thing I can tell you for sure is the way they\u2019re handling every situation with any player, any athlete, it\u2019s just scary.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019re [going to] get to a point where we\u2019re not even gonna be taking electrolytes. <\/p>\n
\u201cThankfully, I haven\u2019t been in that position. I never want to be. I\u2019ve been very careful with everything that has to do with supplements. But I don\u2019t know what the process is, how things are done behind closed doors. I don\u2019t know who has a say. I have no idea. I would for sure improve the Whereabouts app, that\u2019s the anti-doping app. It doesn\u2019t work well. It\u2019s supposed to remind you every day of your time slot and it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey tried to improve it, but it\u2019s not working very well. For us, we travel so much compared to other athletes. It\u2019s just very stressful. I wake up almost every night to use the bathroom. If that\u2019s close to my time slot, I\u2019m just thinking \u2018Do I go? Do I not go? Do I just wait if they come?\u2019 It\u2019s just very stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kyrgios, who has often been a controversial figure, weighed his opinion in on the debate, replying to the Sakkari comments by suggesting he simply steered clear of any kinds of supplements – and challenged others to do likewise.<\/p>\n
\u201cEhhh not really lol,\u201d he wrote on Twitter\/X. \u201cI run on bananas and coke cola in 5 set battles. And my record in them speaks for itself.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMaybe players should just stop taking shady s**t look yourself in the mirror at the end of the day and say yep I did it right. Not hard.\u201d<\/p>\n