# Nick Kyrgios suspended after testing positive for cocaine

https://mins.news/en/item/25923

- DW, 2026-08-19 09:22 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/nick-kyrgios-suspended-after-testing-positive-for-cocaine/a-78426460?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended since August 4 after a sample given at an ATP tournament in Mallorca tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite. Kyrgios apologized to fans, family, sponsors and young followers, calling it a “huge mistake” and taking full responsibility.

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