Kyrgios cocaine suspension shocks tennis world

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he wasn’t surprised by Nick Kyrgios’s cocaine positive but was surprised it came so late, noting he had heard about the issue before the public announcement. He emphasized that he knew about the case before it was made public and that the social-media leak confirmed his expectations. Tsitsipas also highlighted that such behavior was something he had heard about on the tour, drawing on past tensions with Kyrgios, including their Wimbledon 2022 clash. Kyrgios faced a potential suspension of up to four years after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite linked to a June test in Mallorca, for which he later apologized and accepted responsibility. The exchanges between the two players have long been marked by a fiery rivalry, with Tsitsipas’ comments underscoring the broader scrutiny of Kyrgios’s conduct off the court.