Former Wimbledon Finalist Admits Testing Positive For Cocaine

The Australian tennis player has been provisionally suspended by the ITIA.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on Wednesday announced the suspension of the 31-year-old following a positive test for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite, from a sample taken during an ATP 250 event in Mallorca in June.

Kyrgios, who reached a career-high rank of 13, has been provisionally suspended since August 4 after a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laboratory confirmed the presence of the banned stimulant on July 17.

Retired British player Dan Evans received a one-year ban in 2017 after testing positive to cocaine.