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When Nick Kyrgios joked this week that there was no such thing as bad publicity, he could not have had in mind the latest storm to break around him.
On the eve of his Wimbledon quarter-final this afternoon, it was revealed the Australian is subject of an allegation of domestic abuse. Kyrgios has been asked to attend court next month in his native Canberra, where information will be laid out relating to a charge of common assault being made by former girlfriend Chiara Passari.
The incident is said to have taken place in December last year, according to the Canberra Times. If proven, it carries a maximum of two years’ imprisonment.
Nick Kyrgios (pictured with his ex Chiara Passari) has been accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a domestic violence incident which allegedly occurred late last year
The Australian tennis star, 27, who currently preparing for a quarterfinal clash at Wimbledon, is accused of assaulting model Chiara Passari (pictured together) and will face court next month
His lawyer Jason Moffett told the newspaper: ‘It’s in the context of a domestic relationship. The