Tennis world quickly turns on Nick Kyrgios after cocaine reveal with former No. 1 leading charge
Nick Kyrgios has become the ultimate hypocrite after testing positive for cocaine and being provisionally suspended.After years of punching down on anyone who popped for a banned substance, the Aussie bad boy is now calling for privacy after it happened to him.On Wednesday, the 31-year-old was provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine, stemming from a sample given at an event in Mallorca in June according to the International Tennis Integrity Agency.Kyrgios said in a statement on Wednesday night that his injury-riddled seasons, in which he has played only eight tournaments since the start of 2023, had taken a huge toll on him and contributed to his making a regrettable decision.“I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it,” he said in his apology.“I’m not going to make excuses, but I do want to give some context about where I’ve been.
The last couple of years of injuries have taken a huge toll on me both physically and mentally.“My body hasn’t been able to do what my mind expects it to and coming to terms with being near the end of my career has been harder than I ever imagined.”However, if he expected the tennis world to be forgiving and understanding, he was mistaken.Kyrgios long hammered Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek for their failed tests, while bragging he’d never returned a positive test and he dismissed their reasons.Sinner tested positive for Clostebol, but there was less than one-billionth of a gram found in his samples.The Italian’s team claimed it had been ingested accidentally after his physio used the drug to treat a cut on his finger, and many experts said it would not have affected performance.Following an investigation, the International Tennis Integrity Agency found “no fault or negligence” on Sinner’s behalf, and he was banned for three months.It was a decision Kyrgios labeled “ridiculous” as he made it his mission to ridicule the World No.1 at any chance possible.“Sad day for tenni...