Updated on 04/10/2022 09:54
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- Professional tennis player Nick Kyrgios is accused of assault.
- The Aussie apparently wants to escape this with reference to his mental health.
- His lawyer has asked for a postponement to allow time for the investigation.
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios wants to avoid being accused of assault by citing his mental health.
Kyrgios attorney Michael Kukulies-Smith asked for an update to allow time for a mental health investigation in a hearing at the Canberra Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The media, including public broadcaster ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald, reported this.
Kyrgios, who was not supposed to show up for the largely administrative hearing, is in Tokyo to compete at the Japan Open. He claimed on Monday that he had been dealing with the case “for months” and that he was dealing with it “day in and day out”.
Kyrgios: “I take all the steps”
“There is only so much that I can control and take every step and take care of it off the pitch,” Kyrgios told reporters in Tokyo.
During the Wimbledon tournament in the summer it became known that Kyrgios would be injured after an accident in December 2021. At Wimbledon, on the advice of his lawyers, Kyrgios did not comment on the allegations. (AFP / left)
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Updated 09/15/2022 17:38
An era draws to a close: “Maestro” Roger Federer closes his tennis career. After 20 Grand Slam titles, 103 tournaments won on the ATP tour and 310 weeks at the top of the world rankings, the 41-year-old Swiss leaves the big stage. Let’s look back.
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