Wimbledon quarter-finalist Kyrgios appears in court in Australia

Wimbledon, UK — Wimbledon quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios will appear in court in Australia next month, and his leading lawyer said Tuesday that the “exact nature” of the allegations was “not certain at this time, prosecution or It has not been confirmed by the prosecution. ” A 27-year-old professional tennis player.

Kyrgios practiced at the All England Club on Tuesday and confirmed that the All England Club will face Chilean Christian Garin on Wednesday.

“Kyrgios promises to address all allegations once revealed, but taking the issue seriously does not guarantee that he will misunderstand the process that Kyrgios must follow.” Said lawyer Pierre Johannesen in a statement emailed to the media.

Johannessen states that the court “the allegations are not considered facts” and Kyrgios is not “indicted” for the crime until the first appearance in court.

The match against Garin on Wednesday was the third Grand Slam quarterfinal in his Australian career, 0-2 for other players, the first time in seven and a half years.

“We are informed of the proceedings involving Nick Kyrgios in Australia and are not in a position to provide comments as they are underway,” a spokesperson for the All England Club said Tuesday. “We are in contact with Nick’s team and he will have another quarterfinal match tomorrow.”

The The Canberra Times The newspaper reported that Kyrgios was to appear in court on August 2. The newspaper quoted local police as saying that a 27-year-old Australian man was involved in an incident involving “general assault after the December 2021 incident.”

Canberra police did not immediately respond to non-business hours requests for comments emailed from the Associated Press.

A spokesperson for the ATP Men’s Tennis Tour wrote in an email: “ATP is aware of the Australian case involving Nick Kyrgios, but it is inappropriate to comment further at this time as the proceedings are underway.”