Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been charged with assaulting a former girlfriend.
The 27-year-old Australian, who reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon yesterday, will appear in court in Canberra next month.
Australian police have confirmed the charge which relates to an incident in Canberra last December.
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios charged with assault of former girlfriend; report says https://t.co/pDcPVgd1zc
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The world number 40, who is due to play in the last eight of the men’s singles on Wednesday, will appear at the Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Magistrates’ Court at 9.30am on August 2nd, according to court listings.
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."
His barrister Jason Moffett told The Canberra Times in Australia the charge was "in the context of a domestic relationship".
"The nature of the allegation is serious, and Mr Kyrgios takes the allegation very seriously," he said.
"Given the matter is before the court, he doesn’t have a comment at this stage, but in the fullness of time we’ll issue a media release"
