Eugenie Bouchard seemingly took a shot at Iga Swiatek as the Canadian agreed with Nick Kyrgios that using the "I did not know" card is enough to bail out the top players from uncomfortable positions.
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After the ITIA announced that the five-time Grand Slam champion tested positive for a banned substance and accepted a one-month suspension, they also noted that the Pole's fault was "at the lowest range of the No Significant Fault or Negligence." That was because the 23-year-old was able to prove that she was given a contaminated melatonin medication and that was how the substance - of which she never heard about - got into her system.
Kyrgios, who has been one of the harshest critics of Jannik Sinner over the last few months, didn't seemingly believe Swiatek was fully innocent.
"The excuse that we can all use is that we didnt know. Simply didnt know. Professionals at the highest level of sport can now just say 'we didnt know,'" the 2022 Wimbledon finalist wrote on X.
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Reacting to it, Bouchard said: "Guess so (shrugging shoulders emoji)."
Swiatek insisted she was fully innocent
Shortly after the ITIA announcement, the world No. 2 also released a statement, in which she said "the toughest battle of her life" was behind her. Also, she claimed there were many sleepless and tearful nights.
"The only positive doping test in my career, showing unbelievably low level of a banned substance Ive never heard about before, put everything Ive worked so hard for my entire life into question... Im just relieved its over. I want to be open with you, even though I know I did nothing wrong," Swiatek wrote on Instagram.
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Since the Pole already served 22 days of ban during her provisional suspension, her one-month ban will officially end in just a couple of days.
