The Aussie's hearing will be heard on February 3rd.By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday, October 4 2022

Nick Kyrgios and his legal team are in the process of applying to have an assault charge dismissed due to mental health grounds.

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The charge against the 27-year-old Aussie relates to an alleged assault in December 2021 on a former partner.

According to the BBC, Kyrgios's lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith said he was making the application having reviewed his client's "medical history since 2015, including public disclosures of his mental health struggles".


A hearing on the application will take place on February 3.

Kyrgios, currently ranked 20th is in action this week at the Rakuten Open in Tokyo.

“There’s only so much I can control and I’m taking all the steps and dealing with that off the court,” Kyrgios said. “I can only do what I can and I’m here in Tokyo and just trying to play some good tennis, continue that momentum and just try to do my job – and that’s play tennis, play it well. That’s it.”

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