The Duchess of Cambridgepatron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, could be forced to congratulate Nick Kyrgios, who is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, if he triumphs after Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal from Wimbledon ahead of their semi-final match final.
The Australian has been given a walk-over to Sunday’s final, where he will face Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie.
But Ephraim Hardcastle, writing for the Daily Mail, predicted he would not get “three kisses from the Duchess” if he were to prevail.
It comes after Wimbledon banned players from Russia and Belarus from “sparing Kate’s blush”.
“We can probably assume that if Kyrgios wins the championship, he won’t get three kisses from the Duchess – as Roger Federer did when he last lifted the trophy in 2017.”
Kyrgios’ lawyer Jason Moffett, of Key Chambers, told The Canberra Times that the tennis star was aware of the allegations, which were “in the context of a domestic relationship”.
He said: “The nature of the allegation is serious and Mr Kyrgios takes the allegation very seriously.
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The Australian has been given a walk-over to Sunday’s final, where he will face Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie.
But Ephraim Hardcastle, writing for the Daily Mail, predicted he would not get “three kisses from the Duchess” if he were to prevail.
It comes after Wimbledon banned players from Russia and Belarus from “sparing Kate’s blush”.
Kate took over from the Queen in 2016 and the monarch held the position for 64 years.
The mother of three previously opened up about how Wimbledon was a very important event in her household as she grew up.
She starred in the BBC documentary Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon, saying, “I saw Wimbledon, it was a big part of growing up.
“It’s such a quintessential part of the English summer, and I think it really inspires young people, myself, it inspired me when I was younger to get into the game. It hasn’t changed either, I think it is.” is great.”