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The Australian tennis star lost a bid to have the case dismissed on mental health grounds.

Nick Kyrgios arrives at court on crutchesImage source, EPA
By Simon Atkinson in Canberra
BBC News

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has admitted assaulting assaulting a former girlfriend.

The 27-year-old’s guilty plea in a Canberra court came after his lawyers failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds.

They are now seeking to persuade the magistrate to not record a conviction.

The court heard Mr Kyrgios pushed Chiara Passari onto the pavement after she stopped his car from driving away during a row in Canberra in January 2021.

Ms Passari reported the incident to police the next month but did not make a formal complaint.

The court heard that the couple were reconciled and resumed a relationship but that after they broke up, she made a formal complaint in December 2021.

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