Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive test for cocaine

The Australian said he made no excuses but admitted to struggling with the twilight of his career.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios was provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine, with the volatile Australian owning up to his “huge mistake” in a public apology.The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on Wednesday announced the suspension of the 31-year-old following a positive test for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, from a sample taken during an ATP 250 event in Mallorca in June.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Musiala collapses for Bayern again as ‘neurological disorder’ diagnosedlist 2 of 4Kelsey Mitchell ties WNBA scoring record in Fever win over Tempolist 3 of 4Sabalenka cruises through as Medvedev falls to Nakashima at Cincinnati Openlist 4 of 4Jose Mourinho returns to Real Madrid in closed-door ceremonyend of listKyrgios, who reached a career-high rank of 13, has been provisionally suspended since August 4 after a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laboratory confirmed the presence of the banned stimulant on July 17.“I recently failed a drug test in Mallorca after testing positive fo...