Nick Kyrgios suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine metabolite
Nick Kyrgios, 31, tested positive for a cocaine metabolite at June's Mallorca Open ATP 250 event and faces suspension from tennis. The former Wimbledon finalist is under mandatory provisional suspension and cannot compete until his case is resolved. Depending on whether he can prove out-of-competition use, he faces a potential ban ranging from three months to four years.
Nick Kyrgios, the 31-year-old former Wimbledon finalist, faces a mandatory provisional suspension from tennis after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine at June's Mallorca Open ATP 250 event, according to reporting by BBC Sport and the Guardian.
Kyrgios is barred from competing until his case is resolved. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the suspension, per the Guardian's reporting, though the circumstances and timing of that announcement have not been independently verified through an official ITIA statement.
The length of Kyrgios's ban hinges on one critical question: whether he can prove the drug was taken outside competition. If he establishes that standard, his suspension would be capped at three months. If he cannot, he faces a potential ban of up to four years, according to BBC Sport.
Kyrgios posted on Instagram in response to the positive test, saying he had made a huge mistake and taking full responsibility, per BBC Sport. In his social media statement, he wrote that coming to terms with being near the end of his career has been harder than he ever imagined.
The suspension arrives at a critical moment in Kyrgios's comeback attempt. He has played only eight tournaments and won just two matches since the start of 2023, according to BBC Sport, while working to return from serious knee and wrist injuries. He is a seven-time ATP Tour singles title winner.
The tennis integrity process now moves forward, with the outcome dependent on Kyrgios's ability to meet the evidentiary standard for out-of-competition use.
Kyrgios tested positive for a cocaine metabolite at June's Mallorca Open and faces a mandatory provisional suspension, with potential bans ranging from three months to four years.
Kyrgios cannot play competitive tennis until his case concludes. Watch whether his legal team can establish out-of-competition use, which would limit his ban to three months; if they cannot, a four-year suspension would effectively end his career comeback.
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