Yevgeny Kafelnikov appeared to take one other shot at Jannik Sinner by not directly insinuating that it was the Italian who pushed for a settlement.
In case you missed it, the world No. 1 will not should go to a CAS trial after he and the WADA agreed on a three-month suspension.
Earlier than the deal between the 2 sides was struck, the WADA mentioned they’d search a suspension within the vary of 1 to 2 years for the 23-year-old.
For Sinner, this isn’t a pure win as a result of he nonetheless did not keep away from suspension.
Nevertheless it’s additionally not the worst potential consequence, contemplating that he will likely be eligible to return to play on Might 4th and compete on the French Open.
“And we by no means gonna discover out who was initiator of the settlement (winking emoji),” Kafelnikov wrote on X.
And we by no means gonna discover out who was initiator of the settlement 😉
— Kafelnikov Yevgeny (@KYevgeni) February 17, 2025
Kafelnikov has already taken a pair od digs at Sinner
Shortly after the settlement information dropped, the previous world No. 1 publicly questioned why would the 2025 Australian Open settle for any sort of ban if he believed he was 100% harmless.
“I simply don’t get it!! Should you (are) completely 100% certain of your innocence(as he was earlier than along with his attorneys), why you accepting a 3 month ban?? Is unnecessary to me,” the Russian tennis legend wrote on X.
In one other tweet, Kafelnikov suggested ATP gamers to easily boycott matches towards Sinner.
“After (the) newest developments, I’d do (the) following (assuming I used to be nonetheless enjoying). Each time I draw Sinner within the match, I don’t go on courtroom, doesn’t matter if first spherical or last. However I’m afraid not one will do (the) identical,” the 2000 Sydney Olympics gold medalist wrote.
