Kyrgios ignores legal woes in 'best performance' to set-up Nadal semi-final

Nick Kyrgios reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon on Wednesday, giving his "best performance" and shrugging off an impending court case where he faces an allegation of assault.

The controversial Australian defeated Cristian Garin of Chile 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) and will tackle Rafael Nadal for a place in Sunday's final.

Victory came just a day after it was revealed Kyrgios will appear in court in August after being accused of assault.

"It really didn't affect me at all, to be honest with you," said Kyrgios.

"Obviously seeing it - I'm only human. I read about it and everyone else was asking questions.

"It was hard to focus on the mission at hand. It was quarter-finals of Wimbledon today. But it didn't really affect my preparation at all. I knew I stayed true to myself and gave my best performance today."

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Kyrgios, who shot to fame when he defeated Nadal at the tournament as a 144th-ranked wild card eight years ago, is the first Australian man into the semis at Wimbledon since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005.

The richly-talented but deeply divisive Kyrgios last made a Slam quarter-final seven years ago in Australia.

He admitted Wednesday that he thought his chance had gone.

"There was a point where I was almost done with the sport. I thought my ship had sailed," he said.

"But I'm sitting here, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon, it's a special accomplishment. I feel like I don't want to stop here."

Kyrgios's 2022 Wimbledon has been a rollercoaster.

Brilliant, crowd-pleasing shot-making has been accompanied by $14 000 in fines and an ugly, bitter spat with third-round opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The 27-year-old was certainly distracted in