This week, the 2025 tennis season began with Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios revisiting the subject of doping. Elsewhere, Naomi Osaka discussed longevity vs. quality and the returning Belinda Bencic got a reality check for the good.

The 24-time Grand Slam singles champion echoed the frustrations of other players over the handling of Jannik Sinner's doping scandal.

Kyrgios, whose position on the Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek doping cases is well-documented, didn't mention his fellow compatriot by the name but it was pretty clear to what he was referring to in his social media post. "Gee wiz our sport is in the mud at the moment," the 29-year-old wrote on X.

Nick Kyrgios isn’t holding back. The 29-year-old Australian tennis star called out recent doping scandals involving Grand Slam champs Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek,

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Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios put aside their long-running feud to post a victory in doubles action at the Brisbane International on Monday in Australia.