Major Tennis Star’s Fate Revealed After Positive Cocaine Test

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The International Tennis Integrity Agency says Nick Kyrgios has served a reduced one-month suspension after testing positive for cocaine at a June ATP event in Mallorca, down from the standard three-month penalty under WADA rules because he entered an ITIA-approved treatment program. Kyrgios told investigators the use was social, occurring on a night out before his match, and an independent lab expert found that account consistent with the level detected in his sample.

His suspension, in place since a provisional ban on August 4, ends this week pending completion of the program, though he forfeits his prize money and ranking points from the Mallorca event.

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A three-month penalty that turns into one month once the right paperwork shows up is the kind of math that only makes sense inside a sport that polices itself. Nobody's saying the man didn't apologize, but a rulebook with that many exits stops looking like a rulebook and starts looking like a suggestion. The lab expert who confirmed the story matched the sample is doing a lot of quiet work in this piece.

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