Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios is being tried in court on suspicion of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. But at the current Wimbledon tournament, the 27-year-old will go into the quarter-finals, the organizer confirms.
On Tuesday, it was reported that Kyrgios will appear in court in August on charges of insulting his then-girlfriend. Wimbledon They confirmed that they were aware of the incident, the Associated Press announced.
We have been notified of the legal action regarding Kyrgios in Australia. As long as this continues, we are not in a position to comment. A spokesman for the All England Club said, “We are talking to his team and he will go into the quarter-finals.”
Kyrgios is scheduled to meet Chilean Christian Garin on Wednesday.
The suspected Australian incident occurred in Canberra in December last year, and if Kyrgios is convicted, he risks up to two years in prison. Canberra police have confirmed that a 27-year-old man from Watson, Canberra, the hometown of Kyrgyzstan, will appear in court on August 2.
Pierre Johansen, one of Kergio’s legal representatives, said in a statement that “the accusation is not considered facts by the court” and that Kergio was “only formally charged with a crime after he set foot in trial.”
The AP has also been in contact with the men’s tennis tour, ATP, which does not want to comment on the matter before August 2.