{"id":1142482,"date":"2022-07-05T16:25:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/05\/wimbledon-quarter-finalist-faces-court-over-alleged-assault\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T16:25:24","slug":"wimbledon-quarter-finalist-faces-court-over-alleged-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/05\/wimbledon-quarter-finalist-faces-court-over-alleged-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon quarter-finalist faces court over alleged assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nick-Kyrgios-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Nick Kyrgios \/ Credit: GETTY IMAGES\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Kyrgios \/ Credit: GETTY IMAGES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wimbledon quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios is set to appear in court in Australia next month in relation to an allegation of common assault.<\/p>\n<p>Police said it follows an incident in December last year which Kyrgios\u2019 barrister says was \u201cin the context of a domestic relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios is now scheduled to appear at the Australia Capital Territory Magistrates\u2019 Court on 2 August.<\/p>\n<p>He will play Chile\u2019s Cristian Garin in the Wimbledon last eight on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios\u2019 barrister Jason Moffett, speaking to The Canberra Times in Australia, said: \u201cThe nature of the allegation is serious, and Mr Kyrgios takes the allegation very seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the matter is before the court, he doesn\u2019t have a comment at this stage, but in the fullness of time we\u2019ll issue a media release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A police statement said: \u201cACT Policing can confirm a 27-year-old Watson man is scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates\u2019 Court on 2 August in relation to one charge of common assault following an incident in December 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios was on site practising at SW19 on Tuesday but moved to a court out of the view of reporters and photographers and did not answer any questions.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Association of Tennis Professionals said: \u201cThe ATP is aware of the Australian case involving Nick Kyrgios but as legal proceedings are ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Y1m3qiUkSHo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (4-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y1m3qiUkSHo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Kyrgios \/ Credit: GETTY IMAGES Wimbledon quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios is set to appear in court in Australia next month in relation to an allegation of common assault. 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