Nick Kyrgios will seek to have his assault charge dismissed on mental health grounds.
Lawyers for the tennis star appeared in Australian Capital Territory magistrates court on Tuesday and asked for an adjournment so that forensic mental health reports could be prepared.
They will then request that the matter be dismissed under a section of the local crime law.
The law gives magistrates the power to dismiss a charge if they are satisfied that the accused has a mental disability and dealing with a matter in such a way would benefit the community along with the offender.
The common assault charge relates to an alleged incident in January 2021 that was reported to ACT police in December.
Kyrgios’ lawyer, Michael Kukulies-Smith, said the tennis player’s mental health history dating back to 2015 made the request appropriate, citing a series of public statements made by the world No. 20.
The court heard that Kyrgios wanted to attend the application hearing in person.
The matter was adjourned to set a hearing date.
