Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he has failed a drugs test after testing positive for cocaine and received a provisional suspension.
The former Wimbledon finalist has endured a checkered few years after suffering persistent injury, and admitted that the toll they have taken on his career gave ‘some context’ to his failed test.
‘I wanted you to hear it from me first,’ Kyrgios began his lengthy statement on Instagram. ‘I recently failed a drug test in Mallorca after testing positive for cocaine.
‘I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it.
‘I am sorry to my fans, my family, my sponsors,
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