Melboure, Australia, 6 January 2025 | Tennis Australia
Nick Kyrgios will return to a different acquainted setting when the Australian Open concludes later this month.
The 29-year-old has been named within the Australian Davis Cup group for the qualifying tie in Stockholm, Sweden, on 31 January and 1 February.
World No.8 Alex de Minaur will lead the Australian group, with Jordan Thompson and Thanasi Kokkinakis finishing the Australian contingent.
Will probably be Kyrgios’ first look on the earth group competitors since November 2019, when he defeated Belgium’s Steve Darcis and Chilean Alejandro Gonzalez within the November finals.
The group, captained by Lleyton Hewitt, is aiming to enhance on some stellar type lately, after runner-up finishes within the 2022 and 2023 Davis Cup Finals, and a semifinal exhibiting in Malaga final season.
Kyrgios has constructed a powerful historical past within the competitors, with a 11-5 document in singles matches.
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The Swedish group consists of Elias Ymer, Leo Borg (son of Bjorn), Andre Goransson and Filip Bergevi. Simon Aspelin is the group captain.
Comprising two singles matches and a doubles match on day one, plus the reverse singles on day two, the tie shall be contested on indoor laborious courtroom at Stockholm’s Royal Tennis Corridor.
The Australian group, which holds a 7-3 head-to-head lead in opposition to Sweden, goals to be one of many 13 profitable nations within the Qualifiers first spherical to advance to the Qualifiers second spherical in September.
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