Nick Kyrgios Accepts a One-Month Suspension for Testing Positive for Cocaine
Nick Kyrgios accepted a reduced one-month sanction after the International Tennis Integrity Agency said his sample tested positive for benzoylecgonine.
- Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to competition today, Thursday, September 3, 2026, after completing a one-month suspension imposed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for testing positive for cocaine.
- The ITIA reduced his original three-month ban to one month after he agreed to enter a treatment program; the positive test for benzoylecgonine occurred out of competition at an ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca in June.
- Kyrgios, currently ranked 918th, forfeited 6,570 euros in prize money and ranking points from the Mallorca event. In an Instagram statement last month, he called the failed test a "huge mistake" and vowed to "focus on getting myself right."
- At the US Open this week, Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas said the failed test was "pretty much expected," noting he was aware of the positive result before the official announcement was made public.
- The 2022 Wimbledon finalist has played only four official singles matches this year, struggling with persistent knee and wrist injuries. Kyrgios described the suspension as a "wake-up call" while acknowledging the physical toll has made career continuation increasingly difficult.
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The Australian tennis player served a month of suspension after it was determined that the substance was consumed in a social context and out of competition.
Copilot said:The Australian was positive in Mallorca and took responsibility. The anti-doping authorities considered his version of the facts valid. After completing a treatment, he was enabled to return to the circuit.
A month of disqualification for Nick Kyrgios. This is the sanction imposed on Australian tennis player by the International tennis integrity association (ITIA) following its positive cocaine found last June during the Atp de Mallorca tournament. The 31-year-old had been temporarily suspended since August 4, with the news then made public a couple of weeks later. Kyrgios nevertheless admitted to having used cocaine, but claiming that the consumpt…
Nick Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment program
SYDNEY–Australia’s Nick Kyrgios was cleared Friday to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for using cocaine and entering a treatment program. The 31-year-old, who reached the final at Wimbledon in 2022, failed a doping test during an ATP event in Mallorca on June 22. READ: Nick Kyrgios admits ‘huge mistake’ after failing test
The Australian tennis player, Wimbledon finalist in 2022, had positive anti-doping control of cocaine, in June, when he was on the island of Majorca to compete in an ATP tournament. Nick Kyrgios argued that consumption occurred in a social context
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