{"id":2111058,"date":"2026-08-25T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2111058"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:00:59","slug":"boris-becker-says-how-long-he-expects-nick-kyrgios-to-be-banned-for-after-positive-cocaine-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2111058","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker says how long he expects Nick Kyrgios to be banned for after positive cocaine test"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Boris Becker says how long he expects Nick Kyrgios to be banned for after positive cocaine test<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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                      Nick Kyrgios has tested positive for a banned substance                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\">Nick Kyrgios<\/a> hit a disappointing low as it was confirmed he had been provisionally banned from tennis after testing positive for cocaine while at the Mallorca Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian does not yet know how long he will be banned from tennis, but he did react to the news via his social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recently failed a drug test in Mallorca after testing positive for cocaine. I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry to my fans, my family, my sponsors and everyone close to me. Above all, I\u2019m sorry to the kids who follow me. I know the example this sets and I\u2019m deeply disappointed in myself.<\/p>\n<p>Following on from Kyrgios\u2019 ban, Boris Becker has weighed in with his thoughts on the matter.<\/p>\n<h2>More Nick Kyrgios news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/nick-kyrgios-from-runs-on-bananas-and-coke-cola-comment-to-failed-cocaine-test-and-29-word-message-by-former-world-no-1\">Nick Kyrgios: From \u2018runs on bananas and coke cola\u2019 comment to 29-word message by former world No 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/nick-kyrgios-five-biggest-controversies-examined-aussie-suspended-positive-cocaine-test\">Nick Kyrgios\u2019 five biggest controversies examined as Aussie suspended after positive cocaine test<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sinner-sagt-us-open-ab-zverev-jetzt-an-1-gesetzt\/id1787540249?i=1000785332690\" target=\"_blank\">Becker Petkovic<\/a>, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/wimbledon\">Wimbledon<\/a> champion said: \u201cHe tested positive for doping. In this case it was cocaine. Was I surprised? Not really. Given how I have seen him lately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Boris-Becker\">Becker<\/a> also suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\">Kyrgios\u2019<\/a> upcoming ban from tennis could go one of two ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now the question is, did he take it before the match? Then I think he will be banned for at least two years,\u201d explained the former world No 1. Or after the match, so not during a tournament. Then the penalty is milder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite Kyrgios\u2019 mistake, Becker shares empathy with the Australian following his positive test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, of course he can\u2019t complain about criticism. He really dished it out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> in his doping case. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Simona-Halep\">Simona Halep<\/a> also commented on it and spoke of karma. Still I am a humanist and we are all human. We make mistakes. So I hope that he recovers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat he realizes that this is the wrong path. Drugs have no place in sports anyway. But especially with young people, he is only 31. And I hope that with help from his friends he finds himself again. I think he has lost his way a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spoke about the fact that he has realized how much he loves tennis. And how he misses not being at the top of the world and not playing tournaments anymore for whatever reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his positive test, Kyrgios had returned sporadically to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>He played tournaments in Brisbane, Stuttgart, and Mallorca in singles and he also played doubles at both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/australian-open\">Australian Open<\/a> and Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>As for the length of Kyrgios\u2019 upcoming ban, it will range a variety of factors.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian could be banned for up to four years \u2014 which is the maximum penalty for failing an anti-doping test, but there are ways he can massively impact his upcoming ban.<\/p>\n<p>If Kyrgios can prove he took the substance outside of competition, which in this case would be at the Mallorca Open, he could only face a three-month ban from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>As the Australian awaits to see how long he will be out of action for on the ATP Tour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/nick-kyrgios-removed-2027-event-ahead-of-impending-tennis-ban\">Kyrgios has been removed from the 2027 Kooyong Classic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Becker says how long he expects Nick Kyrgios to be banned for after positive cocaine test Liam McMillen 25 Aug 2026 4:00 PM Nick Kyrgios has tested positive for a banned substance Nick Kyrgios hit a disappointing low as it was confirmed he had been provisionally banned from tennis after testing positive for cocaine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2111058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2111058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111058\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2111058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2111058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2111058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}