Tennis star Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting an ex-girlfriend in Australia, after failing to have case dismissed
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has admitted assaulting a former girlfriend, but has escaped conviction.
Mr Kyrgios pushed Chiara Passari onto the pavement during a row in Canberra in 2021, the court heard. Agreed facts tendered to the court say Mr Kyrgios pushed Ms Passari after after she stopped his car from driving away while they were arguing on 10 January 2021. When sentencing Mr Kygrios on Thursday, Magistrate Beth Campbell said Mr Kyrgios had been "a young man trying to extricate himself from a heighted emotional situation"."I am dealing with you in the same way I would deal with any young man in this court. You are a young man who happens to hit a tennis ball particularly well."
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