Nick Kyrgios

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Nick Kyrgios avoids conviction after pleading guilty to assaulting ex ... (Sky News)

Kyrgios admitted pushing Chiara Passari to the ground during a row in Canberra in January 2021. His lawyer told a court in the Australian capital that it ...

But I've found that getting help and working on myself has helped me to feel better and to be better." The court was told Kyrgios's ex-girlfriend fell and grazed her knee after he pushed her while trying to leave during a row. I know it wasn't OK and I'm sincerely sorry for the hurt I caused. "Mental health is tough. His lawyer told a court in the Australian capital that it was an act of "stupidity" and "frustration", while a psychologist said he had suffered severe depression, suicidal thoughts and insomnia in the past. He said in a statement that he wasn't in a "good place" and reacted "in a way I deeply regret".

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Assault charge against Nick Kyrgios dismissed after he admits ... (Irish Examiner)

The Australian tennis player issues public apology after pleading guilty to pushing ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari in Canberra in 2021.

I know it wasn’t OK and I’m sincerely sorry for the hurt I caused,” he said. Kyrgios later issued a public apology. In a written statement he said he was grateful to the court for dismissing the charge.

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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assault but avoids ... (The Washington Post)

Nick Kyrgios pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend but avoided conviction, meaning the charge will not stay on his criminal record.

Kyrgios’s attorneys had tried and failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. “I was not in a good place when this took place and I reacted to a difficult situation in a way I deeply regret. “I am dealing with you in the same way I would deal with any young man in this court.

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Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assault charge but avoids conviction (Irish Mirror)

The judge ruled that Kyrgios' behaviour was "a single act of stupidity or frustration," before choosing to spare handing down a criminal sentence to the ...

The Court heard that Mr Kyrgios pushed Ms Passar to the floor during an argument on the 10th of January 2021 after Ms Passar stopped his car from driving away. Last month, he had to pull out of his home Grand Slam in Melbourne after suffering a knee injury. Mr Kyrgios apologised the day after the argument took place. The court heard that Mr Kyrgios pushed his then girlfriend Chiara Passar to the ground during an argument. Mr Bornenstein said that Kyrgios' mental health had improved significantly since then. “I know I wasn’t OK, and I’m sincerely sorry for the hurt I caused.”

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Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting former ... (The Nationalist)

An Australian magistrate dismissed the common assault charge against the tennis star…

Kyrgios made further references to his mental health struggles during his runs to the final at Wimbledon and the quarter-finals at the US Open. Mr Borenstein added that the 27-year-old’s recent knee injury had resulted in mild to moderate symptoms of depression, but his mental health was improving. A psychologist told the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Magistrates Court that Kyrgios had suffered severe depression, suicidal ideation and insomnia in the past but his mental health had improved.

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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios avoids conviction after pleading guilty to ... (Sunday World)

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has avoided a criminal conviction despite pleasing guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend.

You are a young man who happens to hit a tennis ball particularly well." Kyrgios submitted the guilty plea as his lawyers argued the charge should be dismissed on mental health grounds. And while his guilty plea confirmed Kyrgios accepted he at fault for the incident, the magistrate in Canberra called the incident "a single act of stupidity or frustration" when sparing him a criminal record.

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Nick Kyrgios avoids conviction for assault on ex-girlfriend after ... (Daily Mail)

The Australian, who pleaded guilty to the assault , can now focus on recovering from knee surgery and intends to be back playing next month on the American ...

But getting help and working on myself has allowed me to feel better.’ Kyrgios said: ‘I’m grateful to the court for dismissing the charges without conviction. ‘I know it wasn’t OK and I’m sincerely sorry for the hurt I caused.

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