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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after positive cocaine test

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine, with the Australian player publicly accepting responsibility and apologising to his fans, family and sponsors.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced the suspension on Wednesday after Kyrgios returned a positive test for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine. The sample was collected during an ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca in June.

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