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In 2023, Kyrgios admitted assaulting<\/a> ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari by pushing her on the pavement during a row in Canberra. The magistrate called the incident “a single act of stupidity or frustration” when sparing him a criminal record.<\/p>\n Then two years ago he publicly distanced himself from controversial influencer Andrew Tate, who is currently fighting extradition to the UK<\/a> on charges including rape and offences related to sex trafficking.<\/p>\n Kyrgios told the BBC<\/a> he had “deleted posts, unfollowed him and gone to all lengths to distance” himself from Tate.<\/p>\n The current world number 919 will now step away from public life for the next 28 days to “do the work and come back better”.<\/p>\n The legal process could take many months – and Kyrgios is no fan of tennis’ anti-doping system.<\/p>\n Describing the system as “awful,” he made clear repeatedly his opinion that both Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek received overly lenient bans after their recent high-profile doping cases.<\/p>\n “Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not exist,” Kyrgios wrote after Sinner accepted a three-month ban for testing positive for clostebol.<\/p>\n But if he does decide he wants to continue his career into his 30s, much will rest on the process of which Kyrgios has been so critical.<\/p>\n If you, or someone you know, have been affected by any issues raised in this article, support and information is available at <\/i>BBC Action Line.<\/i><\/a> You can also contact the Samaritans on a free helpline at 116 123, or <\/i>visit the website.<\/i>, external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n