Aussie star Nick Kyrgios's persistent criticism of world number one Jannik Sinner amid the latter's doping controversy has come under fire from tennis legend Nicolas Mahut. The former world number one feels that Nick taking a jibe at the current ATP world number one is "unnecessary." Nicolas further added that a potential game between Kyrgios and Sinner in the forthcoming 2025 Australian Open is slated to take place in mid-January in Melbourne.
During his recent interview with Eurosport, the 42-year-old tennis legend feels that the 23-year-old Italian has remained respectful towards his friends despite facing criticism from several of them over his doping row. Mahut lashed out at the Aussie star and suggested that he should not worsen the situation of the game.
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Mahut also lashed out at Nick's statement about Jannik Sinner. The former world number one feels that Aussie stars have the right to give their opinion but later suggested that Nick was trying to "inflame the situation." The 43-year-old feels that if the two face each other in the Australian Open, then Sinner would be easily toppling Nick despite his home crowd.
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Even if the crowd gets excited, Sinner is going to win that with 6-3: Nicolas Mahut
“I don’t like these kinds of statements. He has the right to have an opinion on Sinner's positive test, everyone is free to think what they want, but to inflame the situation like this... Sinner has never disrespected anyone; he is the world No. 1, so it's unnecessary. I think all things before the game are trickier for Sinner to do than the game itself. Kyrgios hasn't played for a long time and of course you can dream of the title at the Australian Open, but you also have to remain realistic. Even if the crowd gets excited, Sinner is going to win that with 6-3’s," Nicolas Mahut said, as being quoted by The Tennis Letter.
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'I don’t like...' - Nicolas Mahut lashes out at Nick Kyrgios for his comments on Jannik Sinner
Nicolas Mahut has responded to the recent comments made by Nick Kyrgios who continues to create controversy regarding the positive doping test of Jannik Sinner
Aussie star Nick Kyrgios's persistent criticism of world number one Jannik Sinner amid the latter's doping controversy has come under fire from tennis legend Nicolas Mahut. The former world number one feels that Nick taking a jibe at the current ATP world number one is "unnecessary." Nicolas further added that a potential game between Kyrgios and Sinner in the forthcoming 2025 Australian Open is slated to take place in mid-January in Melbourne.
During his recent interview with Eurosport, the 42-year-old tennis legend feels that the 23-year-old Italian has remained respectful towards his friends despite facing criticism from several of them over his doping row. Mahut lashed out at the Aussie star and suggested that he should not worsen the situation of the game.
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Mahut also lashed out at Nick's statement about Jannik Sinner. The former world number one feels that Aussie stars have the right to give their opinion but later suggested that Nick was trying to "inflame the situation." The 43-year-old feels that if the two face each other in the Australian Open, then Sinner would be easily toppling Nick despite his home crowd.
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Even if the crowd gets excited, Sinner is going to win that with 6-3: Nicolas Mahut
“I don’t like these kinds of statements. He has the right to have an opinion on Sinner's positive test, everyone is free to think what they want, but to inflame the situation like this... Sinner has never disrespected anyone; he is the world No. 1, so it's unnecessary. I think all things before the game are trickier for Sinner to do than the game itself. Kyrgios hasn't played for a long time and of course you can dream of the title at the Australian Open, but you also have to remain realistic. Even if the crowd gets excited, Sinner is going to win that with 6-3’s," Nicolas Mahut said, as being quoted by The Tennis Letter.
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