(UTV | COLOMBO) – Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili has been charged with assaulting his former wife.
Basilashvili, 28, is accused by Neka Dorokashvili of attacking her in front of their five-year-old son.
Basilashvili, ranked 27th in the world, denies all the allegations, saying that the truth will be proven in court.
On Sunday, he was released on a 100,000 Georgian lari ($31,300; £25,700) bail by the court in the capital Tbilisi. If guilty, he faces three years in jail.
A preliminary court hearing has been scheduled for 16 July.