Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine at the Mallorca Championships in June.
According to the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s announcement, Kyrgios provided a sample on 22 June during the ATP 250 tournament. A World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory reported on 17 July that it contained benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine. His mandatory provisional suspension began on 4 August
Cocaine is classed as a stimulant and is prohibited in competition under WADA’s 2026 Prohibited List. Normally, a positive test for a non-specified stimulant can expose an athlete to a lengthy suspension.
But Kyrgios could be banned for just a month.
Kyrgios separately said that he intends to step away from public life for a convenient 28 days.
Has WADA suddenly become lackadaisical about cocaine?
No, this attitude is because anti-doping authorities have spent years trying to distinguish between athletes taking coca…
