BRISBANE, Australia — Nick Kyrgios will make his return to match tennis Saturday on the Brisbane Worldwide when he takes on 21-year-old Giovanni Perricard of France.
It will likely be the primary tour-level look by Kyrgios for the reason that Stuttgart Open in June 2023. The 29-year-old Kyrgios has been principally sidelined with career-threatening wrist and knee accidents for the reason that 2022 US Open quarterfinals.
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Kyrgios can be entered within the Australian Open starting Jan. 12. It could be his first Grand Slam singles match in additional than two years.
Kyrgios, who received the Brisbane Worldwide in 2018, will companion with Novak Djokovic in doubles in Brisbane. Djokovic beat Kyrgios within the 2022 Wimbledon singles remaining.
Djokovic is the No. 1-seeded participant on the Brisbane Worldwide and can play Australia’s Rinky Hijikata within the opening spherical following the singles draw held Saturday.
Kyrgios and Djokovic are within the prime half of the singles draw and will not be slated to play one another till the semifinals ought to they each advance.
