The individual, whose identity is being withheld for legal reasons, entered a not-guilty plea for five charges, including aggravated robbery, driving a vehicle without consent, failing to stop for police, resisting a public official, and driving while suspended.
The 32-year-old accused appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court via phone link from custody. Allegedly, he brandished a gun, threatened Kyrgios's mother, and demanded the keys to the tennis star's green Tesla parked nearby, even requesting her assistance in operating the vehicle.
Kyrgios promptly contacted emergency services and used a smartphone app to track the car's location, providing the information to the police.
The app also restricted the car's speed to 80 km/h. Police pursued the driver after locating him, but the suspect reportedly fled, resulting in the pursuit being terminated when the car entered a school zone.
Eventually, officers relied on the app's location data to relocate the vehicle and apprehend the individual, who allegedly resisted arrest. Magistrate Glenn Theakston scheduled a pre-trial hearing for July 18.