the ongoing doping controversy surrounding Jan nicker remains a Hot Topic at the 2024 US Open with Australian tennis star Nick curios adding fuel to the fire despite sinner being cleared of any wrongdoing curios now a commentator for ESPN continues to question how the authorities handled the case during his commentary on August 26th Kiros didn't hold back stating I think he had it on his own terms for most of the time I don't think that's fair and equal for the rest of the tours he further mentioned that he won't be as friendly with sinner as he once was Tony Nadal Rafael Nadal's uncle and former coach also waited into the controversy defending sinner in his column for elpas Nadal criticized players who have taken a stand against sinner asserting that the Italian does not want to commit any infraction and certainly not seek any advantage through prohibited substances Nadal also argued that suspending sinner who already lost ATP points in prize money would be absolutely disproportionate herios swiftly responded on social media calling Nadal's defense ridiculous he questioned whether Nadal would have defended him in a similar situation pointing out that he's never been associated with cheating herios also raised concerns about why siners physiotherapist wasn't dismissed immediately after the failed doping tests were discovered asking why did did they wait 5 months to fire the physio if they knew about it so early on the international tennis Integrity agency ITA had declared sinner innocent concluding that he was accidentally contaminated with low levels of colol a ban substance during the Indian Welles tournament in March according to the Ia the positive test was due to an error by siners physiotherapist jackam monaldi who unknowingly used a product containing the prohibited substance following the controversy cner parted ways with both ndi and his fitness trainer Umberto Ferrara despite being cleared cner faced severe penalties including losing the 400 ranking points he earned at Indian Welles where he reached the semi-finals and forfeiting the $325,000 prize money he had won the controversy continues to stir emotions with curios at the Forefront challenging the fairness of the situation and the actions taken by tenness authorities