{"id":860711,"date":"2026-08-19T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/860711\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:38:09","slug":"tennis-star-nick-kyrgios-suspended-following-failed-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/860711\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Suspended Following Failed Drug Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-australian-open-day-5-melbourne-australia-january-22-nick-e1787135479476.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nick Kyrgios\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios. <\/p>\n<p>Tennis star Nick Kyrgios could be <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/tennis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">facing a lengthy absence from his sport<\/a> after he tested positive for cocaine at the Mallorca Championship in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios tested positive for cocaine at an ATP Tour event and has been provisionally suspended,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7523268\/2026\/08\/19\/nick-kyrgios-cocaine-test-positive-suspended-tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">The Athletic\u2019s James Hansen wrote<\/a> on Wednesday morning. \u201cKyrgios, 31, provided a sample at June\u2019s Mallorca Championships, which was confirmed to contain a metabolite of cocaine July 17 after testing. The suspension has been in place since August 4, and Kyrgios, 31, has not appealed it, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios addressed the positive test in a written statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/k1ngkyrg1os\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">posted to his official Instagram account<\/a> on Wednesday \u2014 what he called a \u201chuge mistake\u201d he is now taking responsibility for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry to my fans, my family, my sponsors and everyone close to me,\u201d Kyrgios wrote. \u201cAbove all, I\u2019m sorry to the kids who follow me. I know the example this sets and I\u2019m deeply disappointed in myself. I\u2019m not going to make excuses, but I do want to give some context about where I\u2019ve been. The last couple of years of injuries have taken a huge toll on me, both physically and mentally. My body hasn\u2019t been able to do what my mind expects it to do, and coming to terms with being near the end of my career has been harder than I ever imagined. I\u2019ve always said that I didn\u2019t choose tennis \u2014 tennis chose me. But letting go of something that has been my whole life is one of the hardest things I\u2019ve ever had to face. At times I\u2019ve felt helpless and alone \u2026 I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019ll do the work and come back better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios. 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