Simona Halep Nick Kyrgios ATP dopaje positivo por cocaína

Halep and a fierce message directed at Kyrgios: "Never kick someone when they are down"

Carlos Navarro - 20 Aug 2026
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Halep lashed out at Kyrgios after his positive doping test... and didn't hold back.

The positive for cocaine from Nick Kyrgios continues to be the absolute gossip of a tennis world that has been stunned by this news. Perhaps it does not surprise many due to the nature and past of the protagonist, a Nick who already confessed to using drugs to isolate himself from the problems of the world and as a response to his mental health issues... but doing so during his brief return to the circuit has led to a positive doping result that has generated reactions from halfway around the world.

The Australian has always been someone who did not hold back when defending an integral and clean sport, clearly criticizing names like Iga Swiatek or Jannik Sinner after their doping sanctions and their sagas following various positive tests. Another name that didn’t escape the Australian’s comments was Simona Halep, a former world number one who saw how Nick referenced her 2023 sanction in the following way: "Maybe tennis players should stop taking shady things. At the end of the day, you should look in the mirror and say: yes, I did the right thing. It's not that complicated." As you can imagine, the Romanian has not stayed silent...

Halep strikes back: this is how the former world number one reacted to Kyrgios' positive

The Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion could not resist and threw a jab clearly aimed at the Australian on her Instagram, recalling the bills from several campaigns ago. "Never hit someone when they're down. Life has a strange way of turning positions around, and an even stranger way of revealing the difference between an accident and a personal choice."

The Romanian did not hold back, emphasizing that Nick voluntarily consumed cocaine and she, as she has fervently defended throughout her process, was a victim of contamination and did not wish to benefit from any substance. Beyond the debate that her statement might generate, it is clear that a good part of the locker room was eager to dismantle the Australian's argument... and they now find the perfect moment to do so.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Halep y un feroz mensaje dirigido a Kyrgios: "Nunca patees a alguien cuando está en el suelo"