Australian tennis legend tells Nick Kyrgios to pipe down about Jannik Sinner

Nick Kyrgios is just out in the world making business decisions. He has not exactly been driven to rehabbing whatever injury he has at any given time and getting back to attempting to play high-quality tennis. He is physically capable of being very good, sure, but is he truly emotionally involved in how well he plays?

To be fair, he does not need to be. He has proven to be a good commentator during matches and has a fairly logical podcast as well. The word "logical" is used there with intent, mind you. Sometimes Kyrgios appears to say controversial things in a way that draws attention to him. If his future is in podcasting and commentating, then he is setting himself up well.

One of Kyrgios' favorite subjects over the last six months has been Jannik Sinner and how the Aussie feels that Sinner got off far too easy after testing positive for a banned substance last March. The Italian did not receive any real discipline and did not have to miss any tournaments. As opposed to even Iga Swiatek, Sinner's lack of suspension is weird.

Mark Woodforde tells Nick Kyrgios to be quiet about Jannik Sinner

Kyrgios was asked about his opinion ahead of the Brisbane International, and, of course, Kyrgios did not hold back. He told the media, "I have to be outspoken about it because I don’t think there’s enough people that are speaking about it. I think people are trying to sweep it under the rug. I just think that it’s been handled horrifically in our sport. Two world No 1’s both getting done for doping is disgusting for our sport. It’s a horrible look."

To be fair, he is not wrong. The lack of consistency in suspensions after players failed drug tests is alarming. This could give the implication that tennis is more favorable toward one player than another. The question comes in whether Kyrgios is simply being overly talkative about Sinner because it is better for the Australian than the Aussie truly caring about the issue with the Italian.

Mark Woodforde is an iconic Australian tennis player. He did not win a Grand Slam event in singles, though he did win four titles overall in his career and reached number 19 in singles, but in doubles, Woodforde won 12 majors. He also doesn't mind speaking about things he thinks need addressing. One of these is Kyrgios.

Serving as an ambassador for the Bank of China Hong Kong Open event, Woodforde was asked about Kyrgios and said, "I hope that he can get back and let his racket do the talking on court instead of coming up with these big comments. I think he has divided some of the players with the comments he has made about Sinner and it has put a big target on his back."

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