Andy Roddick shares cryptic message hours after Nick Kyrgios' remark on Jannik Sinner's doping controversy gets flagged for misinformation

Andy Roddick posted a cryptic message, saying that he loves community notes after Nick Kyrgios' tweet about Jannik Sinner got flagged for sharing misinformation. Kyrgios had commented his views about Sinner's failed dope tests.

As Sinner's doping controversy came to light on August 20, Nick Kyrgios launched a scathing attack on the Italian. He opined that the World No. 1 should be banned, irrespective of whether the use of the banned substance was intentional or accidental.

"Ridiculous - whether it was accidental or planned. You get tested twice with a banned (steroid) substance… you should be gone for 2 years. Your performance was enhanced. Massage cream…. Yeah nice 🙄," Kyrgios wrote.

In his post, the Aussie also claimed that the Italian's 'performance was enhanced', which was not the case, according to the report by an independent tribunal.

Due to this, his tweet was flagged for misinformation and was handed a community note saying:

"The report says there wasn't any performance enhancing: Professor David Cowan: “Even if the administration had been intentional, the minute amounts likely to have been administered would not have had […] any relevant doping, or performance enhancing, effect upon the player.”

Andy Roddick later posted a cheeky tweet on his X account:

"I love community notes."

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Jannik Sinner's doping controversy

Jannik Sinner's doping controversy (Image: Getty)

Jannik Sinner's failed drug tests recently became one of the biggest topics amongst the tennis fraternity. The Italian failed two drug tests on March 10 and March 18, which led to him being provisionally suspended from April 4-5 and April 17-20.

He appealed, which was successful, and hence the results of the tests were not made public. This is in line with WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) rules, which state that if an appeal for provisional suspension is accepted, it remains anonymous.

According to the report by an independent tribunal, Sinner's urine samples were contaminated by clostebol, but it was in a very small quantity (less than one billionth of a gram). The World No. 1's defense said that it was due to a spray, containing a banned substance, used by his physio, who later gave him massages and bandaged his feet.

The Italian has been drug tested at least once every month for the past 12 months and passed the tests on every occasion, except for the two. Taking all this into account, the tribunal ruled that the player bears "no fault or negligence."

Jannik Sinner released a statement regarding the controversy and said that he will do everything to comply with ITIA's anti-doping rules in the future.