 July 10, 2022 Following a court case, Kyrgios has now accepted that he was mistaken to think she was drunk, apologised to her and has donated £20,000 to a charity of her choice. 'On 10 July 2022, during the Wimbledon men's final, 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. '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.' Kyrgios made a strong start to the Wimbledon final, winning the first set before Djokovic battled back win his seventh title at SW19. The fiery Australian, notorious for his on-court behaviour, was taking part in his first-ever Grand Slam final and hailed his runner-up finish as the best result of his career. He also insisted after){kind=link}
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Nick Kyrgios has apologised to the ‘drunk’ spectator at the 2022 Wimbledon final after claiming she had ‘700 drinks’ when she appeared to heckle him.
The incident occurred during the fifth game of the third set during Kyrgios’ Championship match against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court on July 10.
A woman could be heard speaking to Kyrgios as he attempted a serve with the score at deuce and Kyrgios furiously reacted as he turned to the umpire and said: ‘Distracting me when I’m serving in a Wimbledon final?
‘There’s no bigger occasion. You didn’t believe me [the first time] and now it’s happened again. It almost cost me the game. Why is she still here?