Australian Tennis Player Nick Kyrgios Charged With Assaulting A Former Girlfriend

Tuesday, 5 July 2022 15:20

By Caoimhe Harney

He will appear in court in Canberra next month.

Wimbeldon Quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios has been charged with assaulting a former girlfriend.

The world number 40, who is due to play in the last eight of the men’s singles on Wednesday, will appear before in Court in Australia at the start of August.

A police statement said: “ACT Policing can confirm a 27-year-old Watson man is scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates’ Court on August 2 in relation to one charge of common assault following an incident in December 2021.”

Kyrgios, who was not on the practice schedule at the All England Club on Tuesday, will play world number 43 Cristian Garin for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

The 27-year-old received a 10,000 US dollar (€9,720) punishment after he admitted to spitting in the direction of a spectator who had heckled him.

He has also received a 4,000 dollars (€3,888) fine for swearing during Saturday’s fiery clash with fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Tsitsipas labelled Kyrgios a 'bully' earlier this week: "Yeah, it's constant bullying, that's what he does. He bullies opponents.

"He was probably a bully at school himself. I don't like bullies. I don't like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well.

"But he also has a very evil side to him, which if it`s exposed, it can really do a lot of harm and bad to the people around him," Tsitsipas added.

In response to the comments made about him, Kyrgios said Tsitsipas was 'soft.'