Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios faces a cost associated to an alleged incident in January 2021
Tennis participant Nick Kyrgios will search to have a January 2021 assault cost dismissed for causes associated to psychological well being, his lawyer detailed in an Australian court docket on Tuesday.
Michael Kukulies-Smith, representing Kyrgios in court docket in his hometown of Canberra, petitioned for an adjournment within the case to permit for a psychological well being report back to be ready on his consumer.
The request prompted Justice of the Peace Glenn Theakston to adjourn till February 3, at which level Kyrgios’ legal professionals are anticipated to ask to have the fees dismissed.
Kyrgios had been charged with widespread assault, reportedly stemming from a January 2021 incident together with his former girlfriend which was subsequently reported to police. The cost comes with a most jail sentence of two years.
Detailing the request, Kukulies-Smith mentioned that Kyrgios had a historical past of psychological well being episodes since 2015 and informed the court docket of numerous uncommon statements made by the tennis star in public since that point.
Kyrgios opened up on his struggles with psychological well being earlier this yr, stating that his efficiency on the 2019 Australian Open was mired in “depressed and negative” ideas.
“I was lonely, depressed, negative, abusing alcohol, drugs, pushed away family and friends,” he wrote on social media in February.
“I felt as if I couldn’t talk or trust anyone. This was a result of not opening up and refusing to lean on my loved ones and simply just push myself little by little to be positive.”
Kyrgios had additionally referenced his psychological well being points throughout his run to the 2022 Wimbledon males’s closing, the place he misplaced out to Novak Djokovic, in addition to his efforts at this yr’s US Open, the place he reached the quarterfinal stage.
After eliminating defending champion Daniil Medvedev at Flushing Meadows, Kyrgios spoke of his satisfaction at overcoming “some really tough situations, mentally“.
He additionally acknowledged that his struggles had introduced him to “some really scary places.“
Kukulies-Smith additionally informed the court docket that Kyrgios needs to attend the February listening to.
Kyrgios is at present in Tokyo the place he’s competing within the Japan Open. Shortly after the court docket listening to a number of thousand miles away, Kyrgios defeated Tseng Chun-hsin in straight units to maneuver to the spherical of 16.
Despite the authorized points, Kyrgios informed reporters forward of the match that he stays targeted and mentioned that his preparation was “not difficult at all,”
“There’s only so much I can control and I’m taking all the steps and dealing with that off the court,” he added.
“I can only do what I can and I’m here in Tokyo and just trying to play some good tennis, continue that momentum and just try to do my job.”