Nick Kyrgios believes Jannik Sinner reaching the Wimbledon final is ‘not a good look’ for tennis after his three-month doping ban earlier this year.
Sinner has enjoyed a superb run at Wimbledon this year, defeating Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals to set up a showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.
It’s the first time the Italian world No.1 has reached the final at the Championships as he looks to get his hands on a fourth major trophy.
There is still some controversy surrounding Sinner – who failed two drug tests in 2024 – with Kyrgios one of his biggest long-term vocal critics.
Why was Jannik Sinner banned from tennis?
Sinner was suspended at all tennis competitions from February 9, 2025 to May 4, 2025 following a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) settlement.
The 23-year-old twice tested positive for clostebol, a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass.
WADA accepted Sinner’s explanation that he was accidentally contaminated by a massage from his physiotherapist, who used a spray containing the banned substance to treat a finger cut.
They ruled that Sinner ‘did not intend to cheat’ but insisted that he was responsible for his team’s negligence, which ultimately saw him punished.
After Sinner made his return at the Italian Open in May, he went on to reach the French Open final – where he lost to Alcaraz – and he’s now reached a second Grand Slam final in a row after his impressive run in SW19.
But Kyrgios has been left concerned over how Sinner playing in the Wimbledon final will impact tennis’ image, especially after Iga Swiatek, who accepted a one-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance in November 2024, won this year’s women’s singles title.
‘It’s not a good look for the sport’
‘Do I think it’s a good look for the sport that Swiatek and Sinner are in the final at Wimbledon after serving a ban? I don’t think it’s a good look for the sport,’ Kyrgios told iNews.
‘And I think people could agree. But I’m not going to sit there and talk about that [on commentary] in the final. They’ve been playing some incredible tennis.
‘Sinner, he served a ban, which do I agree with? No. But he came back and he’s been playing some excellent tennis.
‘He didn’t look like he missed a beat, and he looked like he improved during that period of time, which is still incredible, regardless of why he was banned.’
