Nick Kyrgios has put an end to the dispute he started with a fan he accused of being “drunk out of her mind” during his loss at this year’s Wimbledon final.

During his match against Novak Djokovic back in July, Kyrgios complained to the umpire saying that the fan had been talking to him during points.

He said that the fan, identified later as Anna Palus, “looks like she’s had about 700 drinks” and sued for defamation in response.

“The one with the dress, the one who looks like she’s had about 700 drinks, bro!,” Kyrgios was recorded telling the umpire when asked who he was referring to at the time.

Ms Palus said that the 27-year-old tennis star had defamed her by making “a reckless and entirely baseless allegation” and took legal action against him in August, demanding that any damages she won would be donated to charity.

Kyrgios apologised in a statement released to British media by Knight Temple Law, which represented Palus.

“I told the umpire that a fan, who I now know to be Anna Palus, was distracting me during the match, believing that she was drunk,” Kyrgios said in the statement.

“I accept that belief was mistaken, and I apologise. To make amends, I have donated £20,000 (AUD$ 35,186) to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, a charity chosen by Ms Palus. I will not be commenting on this matter again.”