Australian tennis ace Nick Kyrgios will face court on alleged assault charges in October, after a Canberra magistrate rejected his appeal for a months-long delay Tuesday. Kyrgios, 27, did not appear for the initial hearing, and details of the charge have not yet been disclosed. 

During brief proceedings, his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith indicated he would seek to have the case heard on November 25. Mr Kukulies-Smith did not outline details of the application, citing the presence in court of a “large contingent of media.”

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