Nick Kyrgios admits assaulting girlfriend, avoids conviction for ‘single act of stupidity’
- Canberra magistrate dismisses assault charge against the 27-year-old Australian tennis star in court on Friday
- Wimbledon finalist admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Chiara Passari in 2021, by pushing her to the ground after a heated argument
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting a former girlfriend, but avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a “single act of stupidity”.
The Canberra magistrate dismissed the assault charge against the 27-year-old Australian player.
Appearing in a Canberra court, the Wimbledon finalist admitted assaulting then-girlfriend Chiara Passari on January 10, 2021, by pushing her to the ground after a heated argument.
Passari lodged a complaint with police 10 months later, after they had broken up, lawyers told the court.
In a statement read to the court, Passari said she had been severely traumatised by the incident, experiencing severe weight loss, staying in bed day and night – unable to sleep or form new romantic relationships.
Lawyers for Kyrgios had appealed to have the charge, one count of common assault, dismissed on mental health grounds, arguing it was an isolated incident and out of character.
