{"id":20883,"date":"2026-09-04T11:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/nick-kyrgios-handed-one-month-suspension-after-cocaine-violation-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:38:40","slug":"nick-kyrgios-handed-one-month-suspension-after-cocaine-violation-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/nick-kyrgios-handed-one-month-suspension-after-cocaine-violation-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios handed one month suspension after cocaine violation \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been handed a one month suspension after testing positive for cocaine in an out of competition sample.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended since August 4 and is eligible to return to competitive tennis on September 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), Kyrgios told investigators that he had used cocaine socially during a night out several days before he was due to compete in Mallorca.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) rules, the standard suspension for this type of violation is three months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Kyrgios agreed to complete an ITIA approved treatment program, allowing the sanction to be reduced to one month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision means the controversial Australian will be free to return to competition from today, subject to meeting the relevant conditions of his sanction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Canberra Times<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAustralian Tennis, Australian tennis star, cocaine violation, doping, Greece news, ITIA, Mallorca, Nick Kyrgios, Nick Kyrgios suspension, tennis, tennis news, tennis suspension, WADA\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/99ca06517608e7af44e9761bf7c358974ffbc4a43859fd8e5be6fc2f50d341af?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Bill Giannopoulos<\/h5>\n<h4>Junior Editor<\/h4>\n<p>Bill Giannopoulos is a Junior Editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, sport, and history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.gr\" class=\"boxed-icon fill\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/nick-kyrgios-one-month-suspension-cocaine-violation\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been handed a one month suspension after testing positive for cocaine in an out of competition sample. 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