Kyrgios given one-month ban for positive cocaine test

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been given a one-month ban for testing positive for cocaine at the Mallorca Open in June. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted Kyrgios' admission of using cocaine at a nightclub in Magaluf, Spain, on 20 June, despite it occurring outside of competition. Kyrgios, 31, will return to tennis on 3 September and will forfeit his prize money and ranking points from the Mallorca Open.

The ban also comes after Kyrgios entered a treatment programme, reducing his potential maximum ban of three months. Kyrgios, who has fallen to 918 in the world rankings, has struggled with knee and wrist injuries this season, playing only four singles matches. He has faced numerous controversies in his career, including on-court behavior and comments considered misogynistic.

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