The Canberra Times
Pierre Johannessen
said in a statement
statement
said the matter was “in the context of a domestic relationship”.
“The nature of the allegation is serious, and Mr Kyrgios takes the allegation very seriously,” Moffett told .
“Given the matter is before the court … he doesn’t have a comment at this stage, but in the fullness of time we’ll issue a media release.”
Another lawyer representing Kyrgios, , said Kyrgios was not “considered charged” with an offence until a first appearance in court.
“While Mr Kyrgios is committed to addressing any and all allegations once clear, taking the matter seriously does not warrant any misreading of the process Mr Kyrgios is required to follow,” Johannessen .
The tennis player didn’t make any comments to journalists as he arrived at practice for Wimbledon.
Kyrgios is due to play in a Wimbledon quarter-final on Wednesday night.
All England Club, which runs the Wimbledon competition, released a on Wednesday morning which said Kyrgios was still scheduled to compete.
“We have been made aware of legal proceedings involving Nick Kyrgios in Australia and as they are ongoing we are not in a position to offer a comment. We are in touch with Nick’s team and he remains scheduled to play his quarter-final match tomorrow,” the spokesperson said.
More to come.
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