Nick Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios is facing assault charges at an Australian court amidst his dream run at the Wimbledon
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios was charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari. The 27-year-old who is presently gearing up for his Wimbledon quarter-final clash, is due to face court in Canberra next month. The maximum sentence for common assault in Australia, is two years in jail.
In their official statement, the Australian Police revealed – “ACT Policing can confirm a 27-year-old Watson man is scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates Court on the 2nd of August in relation to one charge of common assault following an incident in December 2021.”
Passari and the tennis star started dating in the middle of 2020, just three months after Kyrgios split from Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya. They dated on and off for about 18 months before Kyrgios confirmed he was in a new relationship with Costeen Hatzi in December last year.
The All England Club, released a statement confirming Kyrgios’ quarter-final would go ahead. “We have been made aware of legal proceedings involving Nick Kyrgios in Australia, and as they are ongoing, we are not in a position to offer a comment. We are in touch with Nick’s team and he remains scheduled to play his quarter-final match tomorrow“, the tournament authorities confirmed.
Kyrgios faces Chilean Cristian Garin for a spot in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Wednesday night, after shrugging off a shoulder injury to beat Brandon Nakashima in five sets in an intense encounter. The last time the 40th-ranked player reached the last eight at a major was at the Australian Open in 2015, a year after he reached the same stage on his debut at the All England Club.
Ahead of the match, Kyrgios said he was trying to stay “in the moment”. The 27-year-old has made the quarter-finals having played two five-setters, thrilled and confounded spectators while picking up $14,000 in fines.
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