Major Tennis Star Suspended After Positive Cocaine Test: 'I Made A Huge Mistake

LOADINGERROR LOADINGAug 19 (Reuters) - Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during an ATP event in Mallorca, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Wednesday.The 31-year-old acknowledged the finding on his Instagram account, telling his followers: “I wanted you to hear this from me first.”Advertisement “I recently failed a drug test in Mallorca after testing positive for cocaine.I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it,” he wrote.Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite during an ATP event in Mallorca.picture alliance via Getty ImagesKyrgios provided a sample at the ATP 250 tournament in Spain on June 22 and a World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory subsequently detected benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, the ITIA statement read.Advertisement Cocaine is classified as a stimulant and a substance of abuse under WADA rules and is prohibited in competition.RelatedTennisNick Kyrgios Go to HomepageLeave a CommentSuggest a correction|Submit a tipAdvertisement From Our Partner ...