A Tbilisi court has acquitted Nikoloz Basilashvili of the charge of Physically abusing his former wife. The model Neka Dorokashvili, whom he married in 2019, accused the Georgian tennis player, who broke into the ATP top 20, of physical abuse.
As far as the charge of physical abuse is concerned, the judge concluded that she could have caused a bruise by holding her baby awkwardly. In her testimony, Drokashvili—who is also a fashion designer, businesswoman, and investor—said that her ex-husband had restricted her employment options and had taken control of her accounts on social media.
Following a charge of domestic violence made by Dorokashvili after the couple had split up in 2018, Basilashvili was detained in May 2020. Basilashvili after the judgment, with a sigh of relief said that he was ‘quite happy’ with the decision.
“All these false accusations were very difficult for me to bear, and I am very glad that it’s all over. The priority for me now is to restore my relationship with my child,” he further added.
Nikoloz Basilashvili, after a two-year trial, has been acquitted by the Tbilisi court, which declared him innocent of the domestic violence charges brought by his wife Neli Dorokashvili. Following this verdict, Nikoloz will be able to reconnect with his son. pic.twitter.com/FLBdqKj5zO
— Mario Boccardi (@marioboc17) October 22, 2022However, the prosecution does not seem to agree with the decision. According to the news reports coming in from Georgia, Drokashvili’s team will appeal against the judgment in the higher courts.
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Nikoloz Basilashvili- Star of Georgian Tennis
Nikoloz Basilashvili is the highest-ranked player from Georgia. He is currently ranked World No.93. At the height of his tennis career, he was ranked World No.16 in 2019. He has won 5 ATP titles in his career. He had a terrific last year.
At the Qatar Open, he defeated heavyweights Roger Federer and Taylor Fritz in the quarter-final and semi-final rounds of the tournament respectively. He then defeated Roberto Bautista Agut to win the men’s singles title. Last year, he also defeated Casper Ruud in the semi-final match to win the BMW Open.
This year, however, he could not repeat most of his feats. He was knocked out by Andy Murray in the first round of the Australian Open. He then participated and made it to the final of the Qatar Open, but this time lost to Roberto Bautista Agut. He then succumbed to Cameron Norrie in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters.
He reached the second round of both the Madrid Open and Italian Open losing out to Carlos Alcaraz and Denis Shapovalov respectively. In the French Open, he could not advance to the third round losing his second-round match to Mackenzie McDonald.
At Wimbledon, he exited after a third-round loss at the hands of Tim van Rijthoven. With the court case finally over, Basilashvili can finally work his way to prepare for the upcoming season.
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