The Australian tennis player, who will collide with the Chilean in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, denounces him for ill-treatment, which will force him to appear before the courts of his country.
Just before facing Christian Garin, for the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, Nick Kyrgios adds one more antecedent to his controversial personality. In fact, a serious complaint. The one who accuses him is his ex-girlfriend, who seized the Australian justice for abuse, an accusation which will lead the tennis player to answer in court. On August 2, the athlete will have to appear for “simple assault”, according to the oceanic newspaper The Canberra Times, which reports the case in its cover.
Jason Moffet, Kyrgios’ attorney, told the aforementioned outlet that the incident happened “in the context of a domestic relationship. “The nature of this complaint is very serious and Kyrgios takes it very seriously. At the moment he is not going to comment on anything, but in due course we will issue a statement, ”explains the lawyer.
to jail
Australia criminalizes domestic violence even with prison terms. In this case, if found guilty, the tennis player faces up to two years in prison.
According to attorney Moffet, Kyrgios is aware of the charges against him. “Since the matter is before the court, he has no comment at this time, but we will issue a press release in due course. “, insists the defender.
Kyrgios will play against Garin his third match for the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournaments. However, he was never able to overcome this instance in any of the four most important tournaments in the world tennis calendar.
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