Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has apologized to the fan that he said was “drunk out of her mind” during his 2022 Wimbledon final loss to Novak Djokovic.
Furthermore, he has donated £20,000 ($22,800) to a charity of the woman’s choice after she launched a legal case against the 27-year-old well-known for his outbursts.
Kyrgios complained to the umpire during the loss against Djokovic and said that the fan was talking to him during points of what became a seventh career win for the Serb at the British Grand Slam in July.
“The one with the dress, the one who looks like she’s had about 700 drinks, bro!” Kyrgios explained, when trying to point the woman out to the umpire.
In the weeks that followed the final, the woman, Anna Palus, came forward and claimed that Kyrgios had defamed her through a “reckless and entirely baseless allegation”.
She…
