Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios can play professional matches again after accepting a one-month suspension last night for testing positive for cocaine.
Kyrgios had been provisionally suspended since August 4, so his suspension expired today.
The reason for the suspension of the 31-year-old Australian tennis player was the cocaine metabolite, benzoylecgonine, which was found in a sample he provided during a tournament in Mallorca in June.
Kyrgios told investigators from the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) that he used cocaine at a nightclub in Magaluf in the early hours of June 20.
Two days later, he played a first-round match at the tournament in Mallorca, where he was defeated in two sets by compatriot Adam Walton.
After consulting with an independent expert, ITIA accepted the allegation that he used cocaine out of competition.
Kirjos faced a maximum penalty of three months' suspension, but it was commuted after he entered a treatment program.
Kyrgios, who fell to 918th in the ATP rankings, will also lose his prize money of 6.570 euros.
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