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Nick Kyrgios positive cocaine test and ban
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Current state
Nick Kyrgios is eligible to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine at the ATP Tour event in Mallorca; he entered a treatment programme and forfeited €6,570 and ranking points from the tournament.
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What changed
Nick Kyrgios accepted a one-month ban and is now eligible to return to tennis, subject to a treatment programme and forfeiture of his Mallorca prize money and ranking points.
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Guardian
Nick Kyrgios suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine
Australian reveals ‘huge mistake’ in Instagram post Kyrgios tested positive at ATP 250 event in June The former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine. The 31-year-old Australian revealed on an Instagram post on Wednesday that he had “made a huge mistake” before his suspension was confirmed by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) shortly afterwar…
BBC Sport BBC
Why positive cocaine test could mean end of Kyrgios' career
Nick Kyrgios once said he did not want to play tennis into his 30s. A positive cocaine test could have brought an end to his career aged 31.
Euronews
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios says he tested positive for cocaine
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Sky News – World Sky
Nick Kyrgios banned from tennis after testing positive for cocaine
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