Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAustralian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, following a drugs test in Mallorca in June. Former world No 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that the positive test result was “pretty much expected” and claimed he was already aware of Kyrgios's off-court behaviour from others on the tour prior to the official announcement. Kyrgios apologised to fans and sponsors for his actions, describing the positive test as a “huge mistake” while explaining that severe injury struggles had taken a heavy physical and mental toll on him. The Australian athlete announced he is stepping away from public life and social media for 28 days to focus on getting himself right following the ITIA suspension. Tsitsipas shared his comments regarding Kyrgios shortly after producing a major shock at the US Open by defeating 10th seed Arthur Fils in the first round. In fullStefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’ cocaine suspension was ‘pretty much expected’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
US Open tennis star gives brutally honest verdict on Nick Kyrgios’ cocaine ban
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAustralian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after testing positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, following a drugs test in Mallorca in June. Former world No 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that the positive test result was “pretty much expected” and claimed he was already aware of Kyrgios's off-court behaviour from others on the tour prior to the official announcement. Kyrgios apologised to fans and sponsors for his actions, describing the positive test as a “huge mistake” while explaining that severe injury struggles had taken a heavy physical and mental toll on him. The Australian athlete announced he is stepping away from public life and social media for 28 days to focus on getting himself right following the ITIA suspension. Tsitsipas shared his comments regarding Kyrgios shortly after producing a major shock at the US Open by defeating 10th seed Arthur Fils in the first round. In fullStefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios’ cocaine suspension was ‘pretty much expected’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
