Nick Kyrgios’ legal case with “drunk” fan settled
Nick Kyrgios has settled his legal case with the woman he accused of being drunk during one of his matches at Wimbledon.
Kyrgios was playing against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in July when the Aussie star complained to the umpire about Anna Palus who was “costing him the game”.
He said Palus was "drunk out of her mind" and "looks like she's had 700 drinks" which she took offence to after being removed from the crowd.
Palus took offence to Kyrgios’ comments and proceeded to seek legal representation wanting to sue the tennis player for defamation.
However, the case has been settled with Kyrgios apologising to Palus and donating money to a charity of her choosing.
“On 10 July 2022, during the Wimbledon men’s final, I told the umpire that a fan, who I now know to be Anna Palus, was distracting me during the match, believing that she was drunk,” his statement via Knight Temple Law read.
“I accept that belief was mistaken, and I apologise.
“To make amends, I have donated £20,000 to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, a charity chosen by Ms Palus.
“I will not be commenting on this matter again.”
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