Tennis star Nick Kyrgios found it 'hard' to focus on match amid assault allegations

By Ben Church, CNN

Updated 1123 GMT (1923 HKT) July 7, 2022

Australia's Nick Kyrgios beat Chile's Cristian Garín to reach the Wimbledon semifinals.

(CNN)Tennis star Nick Kyrgios says ongoing allegations of assault made it «hard» to focus on his quarterfinal match at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

The Australian, who beat Chile's Cristian Garín in straight sets to reach the semifinals, has been summoned to court next month in Canberra after allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend late last year, according to Australian news reports.When asked about the incident after his latest win, Kyrgios said he had been advised not to speak openly about the case but that he was keen to tell his side of the story.«Obviously, I have a lot of thoughts, a lot of things I want to say, kind of my side about it,» he told reporters.«Obviously, I've been advised by my lawyers that I'm unable to say anything at this time.Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas fined after fiery Wimbledon matchRead More»I understand everyone wants to kind of ask about it and all that, but I can't give you too much on that right now."After his theatrics early in the tournament — which resulted in a fine and led to Stefanos Tsitsipas saying the Australian had an «evil side» to his character — Kyrgios' quarterfinal match was more subdued and the 27-year-old relied on his skill and mentality to reach his first grand slam semifinal.Reports of the court summons broke a day before he took to the grass court and, after saying it hadn't really affected him, Kyrgios said it had been difficult.«Didn't really affect me at all, to be honest with you,» he said. «Obviously, seeing it — I'm only human.»Obviously, I read about it, and obviously, everyone else was asking questions. It was