(Sydney) Australian Nick Kyrgios, qualified for the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon tournament, is summoned to appear in a Canberra court in early August for assaulting a young woman, his lawyer told the daily on Tuesday. Canberra Times.
Posted at 11:05 a.m.
“It happened in the context of a private relationship, explained Jason Moffett. The nature of the allegation is serious and Mr. Kyrgios takes it very seriously,” he said in the columns of the daily.
Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Police said in a brief statement that “a 27-year-old man from Watson is due to appear in ACT Magistrates’ Court on August 2”, without giving his identity.
“ACT Police can confirm that a 27-year-old man from Watson is due to appear in ACT Magistrates Court on August 2 on a charge of assault following an incident that occurred in December 2021,” reads local police in their statement.
Australian tennis’ enfant terrible, Kyrgios, 40e world, regularly hits the headlines for his rants and insults on the tennis courts.
He must face Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon tournament the Chilean Cristian Garin (43e). This will be his first Grand Slam quarter-final since the 2015 Australian Open, the third of his career.
Kyrgios’ lawyer also clarified that his client would not comment on an ongoing matter, but that he would issue a statement “in due course”.