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Nick Kyrgios has revealed how he had to overcome breathing problems before breezing into the second round of the Japan Open.
Australia's Wimbledon finalist was back in impressive business on court in Tokyo on Tuesday while in his home city of Canberra, his lawyer was in court applying to have his charge for alleged assault against former girlfriend Chiara Passari dismissed on mental health grounds.
Nick Kyrgios overcame breathing troubles to win emphatically at the Japan Open against Taiwan's Chun-Hsin
The common assault charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to ACT police in December.
Kyrgios's lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith said the tennis player's mental health history since 2015 made the application appropriate, citing a number of public statements made by the world No.20.
The offence carries a maximum jail sentence of two years if convicted.
Kyrgios, who's set to appear in person at the next hearing in February, was evidently not distracted by events back in Australia as he saved a break point in his opening game before going on to an emphatic 6-3, 6-1 victory against Taiwan's Chun-Hsin
