Nick Kyrgios cleared to return to tennis after accepting one-month ban for positive cocaine test
Tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been cleared to return to competition after serving a one-month ban for a positive cocaine test. The International Tennis Integrity Agency reduced his potential three-month suspension after he entered a treatment program.
Why it matters
The case underscores the professional consequences for athletes regarding substance abuse and the role of rehabilitation in disciplinary outcomes.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Nick Kyrgios has won one and lost three of his four singles matches this year
Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine.
The Australian, 31, was provisionally suspended on 4 August after a sample he submitted during the Mallorca Open in June was found to contain benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.
Kyrgios told investigators from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) that he used cocaine at a nightclub in Magaluf in the early hours of 20 June.
He played his first-round match at the Mallorca tournament two days later, losing in straight sets to compatriot Adam Walton.
The ITIA accepted he used cocaine outside of competition after consulting with an independent expert.
Kyrgios could have faced a maximum three-month ban, but it was reduced after he entered a treatment programme.
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