FILE – Nick Kyrgios of Eagles returns the ball to Grigor Dimitrov of Falcons throughout a match of Day 3 of the World Tennis League at Coca-Cola Enviornment in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photograph/Kamran Jebreili, File)
BRISBANE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios says he’ll make a return to aggressive tennis on the Brisbane Worldwide starting Dec. 29 after taking part in just one ATP Tour match in additional than two years.
The 29-year-old Kyrgios has been principally sidelined with career-threatening wrist and knee accidents for the reason that 2022 U.S. Open quarterfinals.
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That run got here six weeks after reaching the Wimbledon last when he got here closest to profitable a Grand Slam singles championship earlier than dropping in 4 units to Novak Djokovic.
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Additionally stating his intentions to play within the 2025 Australian Open in Melbourne, Kyrgios mentioned he’s planning to compete within the World Tennis League exhibition occasion in Abu Dhabi from Dec. 19-22, with the blended crew occasion additionally attracting gamers akin to Iga Swiatek, Casper Ruud, Aryna Sabalenka, Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev.
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Kyrgios was a late withdrawal from the Australian Open in 2023 as a consequence of a knee damage that required surgical procedure, earlier than having to drag out of the French Open later that yr with a foot subject.
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A winner of seven titles on the ATP Tour, Kyrgios subsequently tore a ligament in his wrist that additionally wanted surgical procedure together with his final tour match a short-lived return to grass at Stuttgart in June 2023.
Presently unranked, the one-time Thirteenth-ranked participant mentioned he was excited to renew his profession in entrance of residence followers.
“Truthfully, that is in all probability the most effective I’ve felt in two years,” he informed a Melbourne tv station Friday. “I performed that tremendous yr in 2022. Then on the finals in Wimbledon and U.S. Open, that’s once I began feeling some points in my wrist. I had that wrist reconstruction and now I’m feeling wonderful.”
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