Kyrgios agrees to pay £20,000 to charity over “drunk” woman comment at Wimbledon
The Australian admitted he was wrong and said he wanted to “make amends”
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios during his fourth round match at Wimbledon 2022
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Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios has paid £20,000 to a leading children’s charity after admitting he was mistaken in claiming a fan whom he complained about during the final at this year’s Championships was drunk.
During his match with Novak Djokovic, the Australian told the umpire that a woman “looked like she has about 700 drinks” and she was briefly removed from Centre Court.
But after Anna Palus, the woman in question, brought a legal case, Kyrgios agreed to settle, apologising and paying a donation to charity.
“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,” Kyrgios said, in a statement released to media via Knight Temple Law, which represented Palus.
“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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