Australia's Jordan Thompson called the ban handed to his U.S. Open-winning doubles partner Max Purcell a "joke", questioning what he said was a lack of consistency in punishments for doping violations.

“For several minutes, Alcaraz stood in the center of the court in his warm-up jacket, conveying his fears to Davis and a tournament supervisor. They assured him the random flying bee he might still see was harmless. “If I see the bee, I cannot concentrate on the ball,” he told them. Both are yellow after all.

Australian tennis star Jordan Thompson has slammed the doping ban of US Open-winning doubles partner Max Purcell.