Nick Kyrgios will attempt to have a charge of common assault dismissed on mental health grounds.
Kyrgios' lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith applied on Tuesday to have the ACT Magistrates Court deal with the case under Section 334 of the Territory's Crimes Act.
Mr Kukulies-Smith told the court that his client had experienced mental health issues in recent years.
Section 334 gives the court power to dismiss a charge where the court is satisfied that the accused is mentally impaired and the facts or other relevant evidence supports the person being dealt with under this division.
The tennis star is accused of grabbing his former partner Chiara Passari in December 2021. Passari and Kyrgios started dating in the middle of 2020, just three months after he split from Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya.