Nick Kyrgios, a veteran tennis player, denied nothing. The ITIA confirmed that he tested positive for cocaine in a test conducted on June 22, 2026, during the ATP 250 in Mallorca.
A laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency detected benzoylecgonine, the metabolite that reveals the use of that drug.
The provisional suspension came into effect on August 4, and Kyrgios did not appeal: on Instagram, he accepted “full responsibility” and announced that he would step away from social media for 28 days.
The Australian reached number 13 in the world and was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2022, losing to Djokovic. He is now ranked 919th in the ATP rankings.
Between multimillion-dollar fines and mental health that he himself acknowledged was fragile in 2022, his career is once again on hold, this time without knowing when he will be able to compete again.