Tennis star Nick Kyrgios on Friday pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend in his native Australia, but he avoided conviction and the charge will not remain on his criminal record.
Kyrgios, who is on crutches following recent knee surgery, did not respond to reporters’ questions as he left the courtroom in Canberra but issued a statement after the hearing.“I respect today’s ruling and am grateful to the court for dismissing the charges without conviction,” Kyrgios, according to the Associated Press. “I was not in a good place when this took place and I reacted to a difficult situation in a way I deeply regret.
Kyrgios’s attorneys had tried and failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. His psychologist, Sam Borenstein, testified that the tennis player was suffering major depressive episodes around the time of the incident and had been using alcohol and drugs to cope with them, leading to reckless behavior.
“Mental health is tough. Life can seem overwhelming. But I’ve found that getting help and working on myself has helped me to feel better and to be better,” Kyrgios, who has talked openly about his struggles with depression over the course of his tennis career, said in his statement. The 27-year-old faced a potential two-year prison sentence, and his defense lawyers argued that a conviction would lead to “sanctions” from tennis authorities and an “impact on sponsorship.” In certain situations,
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