Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine

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Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon

The former Wimbledon finalist tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine at a tournament in June.

Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test, the International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced.

The controversial Australian player gave a sample at an ATP tournament in Majorca in June that tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine.

Cocaine is banned in competition and former Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended since August 4.

Kyrgios is banned from playing and attending tournaments pending the outcome of a tribunal that will assess his case.

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