Kyrgios and the ongoing court case

His lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith told the court, according to news agency AAP, that after reviewing Kyrgios' medical history, including his mental health, he would file a motion to have the mental impairment charges dismissed. The 27-year-old Kyrgios is currently playing in the ATP tournament in Tokyo and was not present at Tuesday's appointment at the Canberra District Court. His lawyers also requested an adjournment so that reports on Kyrgios' mental health can be prepared. The next hearing is scheduled to take place on February 3rd, when the tennis professional wants to be in court for the first time. “It is my client’s wish to appear in person,” said Kukulies-Smith. Kukulies-Smith told the court that the request was appropriate given his client's mental health since 2015, citing a number of public statements made by Kyrgios. In February, he made alcohol and drug abuse public on Instagram, among other things. Allegations arose in the summer The allegations against Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios emerged in the summer during the Grand Slam tournament. Lawyer Jason Moffett, who, according to the Canberra Times, represented Kyrgios as legal counsel in early July, told the newspaper at the time: "The nature of the allegations is serious and Mr Kyrgios takes the allegation very seriously." Accordingly, it was a "related incident." with a domestic relationship,” as Moffett said. “Of course I have a lot of thoughts, a lot, many things I want to say, my point of view so to speak,” Kyrgios said in July: “I understand that everyone wants to ask questions about it and all that, but I can't at the moment “To say too much about it.” On the advice of his lawyers, he has not yet commented on it in more detail. Kyrgios has been noticed several times in the past for his rowdy behavior on the tennis court and has had to pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines.

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Kyrgios and the ongoing court case

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios wants the legal proceedings against him in his homeland to be dropped.

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