The tennis star is facing an assault charge from an alleged incident with a former girlfriend that took place late last year.
During the first round, a spectator was taunting him and Kyrgios responded by spitting in the direction of the heckler. Kyrgios is currently competing in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in seven years. "Given the matter is before the court...
Nick Kyrgios continued his eventful run at Wimbledon with a 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-2 victory against Brandon Nakashima in the fourth round.
The 20-year-old Nakashima, however, was far from done and broke for a 4-3 lead in the fourth. American Nakashima, playing in his first fourth-round match at a grand slam, claimed the first set with the first break point of the match, but Kyrgios, despite clutching his shoulder a number of times, hit back with a break at the start of the second. "I've never lost a five-set match here -- that's what I was thinking about," he said.
He is absolutely crushing it (and maybe headed to prison afterward)
The ATP was only too happy to do nothing and using that as cover, to the fury of more than a few players, but they’ll also feel Kyrgios is a much easier target whatever the outcome of the trial. The constant jabbering only infuriated Tsitsipas more, and he spent more than one game more concerned with labeling Kyrgios’s forehead with a ball than trying to win. Combined with Kyrgios talking to himself even during Tsitsipas’s serve and his blistering pace of play, and he certainly had the Greek on edge before the underhand serves. He can tickle the opposite side of the net with most delicate drop shot from anywhere on the court, and treat it like nothing as he gives up the next point with criminal nonchalance. Of course, with Kyrgios everything has its own context, and when he does it it’s seen as him not taking the match or sport seriously. And his run to the quarters (so far) at Wimbledon has been perhaps the most shining example of that in his career.
Toni Nadal has said that Nick Kyrgios is "rude and annoying" but wasn't to blame for the uproar around his third-round clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has been charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari following an incident from December 21, according to ...
Nick Kyrgios, who is in the midst of a stormy run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, is facing charges over a December assualt in Australia involving his ...
Wimbledon starts: The season’s third Grand Slam returns in full with big crowds, roars and a little rain. Wimbledon men: After ‘a hell of a battle’ at Wimbledon, Frances Tiafoe awaits the next step. After his first-round win over Britain’s Paul Jubb, he acknowledged spitting in the direction of a fan he claimed had been “disrespecting” him. The Australian responded with a cynical underhand serve and incessantly demanding that the chair umpire default Tsitsipas. “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.” “He literally came to the match to literally just not even support anyone, really.
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is due to face court next month in the Australian capital of Canberra after allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend late last ...
Moffett said his client is aware of the charge. CNN has reached out to Wimbledon for comment on whether these allegations will affect his participation in the tournament. , who first reported the news, that he had been briefed on the matter, which was "in the context of a domestic relationship."
WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios is due in court back home in Australia next month, and a lawyer representing him said ...
The Canberra Times reported that Kyrgios is supposed to appear in court on Aug. 2. Johannessen wrote that “the allegations are not considered as fact” by the court, and Kyrgios is not “considered charged” with an offense until a first appearance in court. “While Mr. Kyrgios is committed to addressing any and all allegations once clear, taking the matter seriously does not warrant any misreading of the process Mr. Kyrgios is required to follow,” attorney Pierre Johannessen wrote in a statement emailed to the media.