The news that Nicolas Jarry and Robert Farah would be suspended for breaches of ITF doping rules has garnered a lot of attention in the tennis scene. Especially at Farah - after all, the Colombian was number one in the double world rankings at the time of the announcement.

Dominic Thiem, whose coach Nicolas Massu knows best as Chilean Davis Cup captain Jarry, had before the Australian Open said that he believed in the innocence of the current number 81 in the world. Rather, his statement that he had taken contaminated supplements.

Djokovic quotes the Troicki case

Novak Djokovic, who defeated Thiem in the Australian Open final in Melbourne on Sunday, does not want to lean out of the window that far, but the ranking of the world number one sounds more like acquittal. "I can not say whether he is innocent or not because I do not know," Djokovic is quoted in the newspaper La Tecera. “We try to keep our sport clean, absolutely. I support that we are tested as often as necessary. And I don't think Jarry is a doper. I don't know him very well, but he doesn't seem like a person who wants to break the rules. ”

"Well, one of the best friends in my life, Viktor Troicki, was suspended for 18 months without ever being tested positive for any substance," continued Djokovic. Troicki refused to take a blood test because he said he was afraid of needles. "I know how difficult the trip was for him. I supported him all the time because I knew what had happened and I had no doubt that he was innocent. It was a huge injustice for Viktor. ”