Record 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will companion with former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios in doubles on the Brisbane International, the Australian introduced.
The duo, who’ve fashioned a friendship after beforehand clashing when Kyrgios known as Djokovic “boneheaded” and a “tool,” will use the ATP 250 occasion from Dec. 29 to Jan. 5 as a warm-up for subsequent month’s Australian Open.
Djokovic and Kyrgios have met thrice on the ATP Tour, with Kyrgios profitable their first two encounters in 2017 earlier than Djokovic triumphed in 4 units on the 2022 Wimbledon remaining.
In a put up on Instagram on Monday, Kyrgios shared an image of their assembly at Wimbledon, writing: “Doubles at Brisbane. See y’all there.”
Organizers of Brisbane International didn’t instantly reply to an emailed request for remark.
Kyrgios, who can also be scheduled to play within the Dec. 19-22 World Tennis League exhibition occasion in Abu Dhabi, has performed only one singles tour match previously two years as a result of knee, foot and wrist accidents.
He is about to make his aggressive singles return in Brisbane and can play on the Australian Open with a protected rating of twenty first, the place he will even be reunited with Thanasi Kokkinakis in males’s doubles.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, dubbed the “Special Ks” as juniors, claimed their solely main title in 2022 at Melbourne Park.
The 2025 Australian Open will run from Jan. 12-26.
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