The world of tennis is being collected That share A strangely brave three month halt from the men's tennis in response to world number one.
The punishment comes from the world's anti-doping agency (WADA), where he can accurately miss a zero Grand Slam tournament, lose ranking points, and get a victory that is not retroactively deleted. That's why people are being sensibly peered. Nick Kyrgios called it a “A sad day for tennis” Tim Henman said, “It leaves a pretty sour taste,” and Danil Medvedev Ironically, all players wanted this opportunity To negotiate a better deal with WADA.
But let's leave those reactions on your device and instead look at what Wada himself said about the thinner case. In that case we may discover how hollow their communications were without us being blinded by the smoke of public protest. Their statements about the sinner's “cidents” and their “decisions” are so plagued by contradictions and absurdities that it leads to doubt whether they understand their privileges. And even so, Wada completely misunderstood his role in international sports, entrusting him with finger points that disrupt men's tennis when they should celebrate a new generation. did. Help us understand the importance of clarity.
in Their official statement, Wada claimed that the offender had been “exposed” to the substance that was actually prohibited, Crossteborg, but unintentionally “he had no intention of cheating.” WADA also claims that Clostebol “provided no benefits to improve performance.” The main drugs abused by East German athletesone of the great cheating scandals in the history of sports. Wada didn't explain what “exposure” actually meant, and how did he get “exposed” without the performance-enhancing effect?
With each statement from the sinner himself, his trainer misused the use of a crossteball healing spray on a cut at Indian Wells. But why didn't they include it in their statement? Wada isn't necessarily wrong about this, but the complete lack of explanation mixed with perfect length to the right of the “proper” suspension already makes a pot full of all the rage and digging Mix.
The calculations that have entered the thinner pause are so obvious that it's crazy. Three months is the exact time between the beginning and beginning of the next major tournament on the tennis calendar, the French Open. And the exact length of his stop does not cost him exactly because the sinner did not dock the prize money or the match victory despite playing under prohibited substances… nothing there is no. And while perhaps it would have cost him, Wada certainly owe a better explanation to the public.
Another immediate confusion of the sinner's “punishment” was that it was not conveyed by Wada, but rather that it was mutually agreed as a settlement between the player and the agency. He didn't even realize he wasn't allowed until Saturday.
That's because WADA is a regulatory body, not a court. And while players accused of doping are always given the right to appeal, it is unheard of for someone who has never before done so to create their own punishment. And it appears that the sinner camp has a rather active hand in that department, taking into account how convenient it is for Italian superstars.
A WADA spokesman sent something politically calculated but essentially meaningless Statement to Athleticsrefused to explain why, claiming that the settlement structure has been “used dozens of times in cases with exceptional circumstances.” that's right Three months was the length of the selected suspension. At worst, this incompetence and reeks of corruption.
And even if there is precedent and the sinners are victims of team negligence and bad luck, there is no room in the anti-doping world for this kind of confusion. This is because Wada's work is not just about “fairness” or “precedent.” It is to protect the sanctity of competitiveness in sports. They recommend taking their responsibility a little more seriously.
