Nick Kyrgios has slammed Simona Halep by claiming he would have 5 Grand Slams if he have been taking ‘similar things’. The Romanian tennis star was handed a four-year ban from tennis on Tuesday following breaches of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, and Kyrgios didn't maintain again in his feedback in regards to the two-time Major winner.

Halep has been suspended after an impartial tribunal dominated that the two-time Grand Slam champion had committed "intentional" anti-doping violations. She examined optimistic for the usage of roxadustat, which stimulates the manufacturing of pink blood cells, ultimately 12 months's US Open.

The 31-year-old was additionally discovered responsible of utilizing an unspecified prohibited substance or methodology in 2022 after irregularities have been present in her organic passport. She plans to take an enchantment to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). 

Australian star Kyrgios has now hit out at ideas that the anti-doping process is ‘scary’ and ‘stressful’ after Maria Sakkari mentioned: “One thing I can tell you for sure is the way they’re handling every situation with any player, any athlete, it’s just scary. We’re gonna get to a point where we’re not even gonna be taking electrolytes.”

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Adding that the anti-doping app must be improved to make sure gamers know their testing timeslots, she added: “I wake up almost every night to use the bathroom. If that’s close to my time slot, I’m just thinking ‘Do I go? Do I not go? Do I just wait if they come?’ It’s just very stressful.” 

Kyrgios laughed off Sakkari's feedback by declaring that he ‘runs on’ fruit and cola throughout gruelling five-set matches. He then snapped again at criticism by a fan who identified his lack of Grand Slams. 

Responding to Sakkari’s remarks, the 28-year-old wrote on X: “Ehhhh not really lol, I run on bananas and coke cola in five-set battles. And my record in them speaks for itself. Maybe players should just stop taking shady s***. look yourself in the mirror at the end of the day and say, ‘yep I did it right’. Not hard.”

One tennis fan replied: “What is your record, have you won a slam, No, Have you won a 1000 no, have you participated in the ATP Finals, have you had an Olympic medal No. What record are you talking about?”

But Kyrgios slapped again with a fiery dig at Halep, tweeting: “I’d imagine if I was taking similar things to be banned for four years I’d have about five slams. Potato.”

Halep’s four-year ban is backdated and is subsequently because of finish in October 2026. She insists she's going to struggle the choice within the CAS after pleading her innocence.

Her assertion learn: "I am continuing to train and do everything in my power to clear my name of these false allegations.

"The final 12 months has been the toughest match of my life, and sadly my struggle continues. I've devoted my life to the gorgeous recreation of tennis. 

"I take the rules that govern our sport very seriously and take pride in the fact I have never knowingly or intentionally used any prohibited substance. I refused to accept their decision of a four-year ban."