{
  "id": 5449844,
  "title": "Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kyrgios-gets-month-ban-for-cocaine-enters-treatment-programme",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:19:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kyrgios-gets-month-ban-cocaine-001936862.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australia's tennis player Nick Kyrgios has received a one-month ban and has begun a treatment program following a cocaine positive test. The 31-year-old, who previously reached the Wimbledon final in 2022, admitted to using the drug socially in Mallorca on June 22 before an ATP event. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) accepted his explanation, reducing his default three-month ban to a month due to the substance being found outside of competition. Kyrgios will resume tennis on September 3, 2026, but forfeits prize money and ranking points from the Mallorca event. The player, known for his powerful serve and ground strokes, has won seven singles titles and peaked at world number 13 in 2016. Despite his skill, Kyrgios has faced numerous injuries, including a wrist reconstruction in 2024. He expressed regret for his actions, taking responsibility and apologizing to fans, family, sponsors, and young followers who look up to him.",
  "summary": "Australia's Nick Kyrgios was cleared Friday to return to tennis after accepting a one-month ban for using cocaine and entering a treatment programme.\"Kyrgios has entered into a treatment programme,\" the ITIA added.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nick Kyrgios banned for one month due to cocaine positive test",
    "Player admitted to social cocaine use in Mallorca on June 22",
    "Kyrgios resumes tennis on September 3, forfeits prize money and ranking points"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The reduced ban shows the ITIA accepted Kyrgios' explanation for his social use of cocaine outside of competition, allowing him to get back to tennis sooner with a treatment program in place.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment programme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/kyrgios-gets-month-ban-for-cocaine-enters-treatment-programme-5460197",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:15:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}