Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios suspended after testing positive for cocaine
- By Updated on: August 19, 2026 / 8:53 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine.
- The former Wimbledon finalist, who got his first major win in more than two years at last year's Miami Open, has been provisionally suspended since Aug.
- 4, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency, after a sample provided during a June tournament in Mallorca, Spain, tested positive last month for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.
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- By Updated on: August 19, 2026 / 8:53 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from professional tennis after testing positive for cocaine.
- The former Wimbledon finalist, who got his first major win in more than two years at last year's Miami Open, has been provisionally suspended since Aug.
- 4, according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency, after a sample provided during a June tournament in Mallorca, Spain, tested positive last month for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.
Sources: CBS News