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Kyrgios units sights on Aussie Open

29-year-old eyes return to Melbourne in 2025

October 19, 2024

Nick Kyrgios is gearing as much as make a comeback on residence soil.

Talking on a panel at SXSW (South By Southwest) in Sydney on Thursday, the Aussie confirmed his participation on the 2025 Australian Open.

“I will likely be enjoying the Australian Open this summer time,” he stated. “I simply miss being on the market enjoying in entrance of a house crowd. We’ve obtained such a crowd of fellows in the mean time like Alex de Minaur enjoying superb tennis.”

Battling knee and wrist accidents for the previous 16 months, Kyrgios has been out of motion for nearly two seasons. Final yr, he performed a single tour-level match on the BOSS OPEN in Stuttgart and misplaced to Wu Yibing.

“The harm I had was brutal … The surgeon stated I most likely wouldn’t be capable to play once more,” Kyrgios shared. “However I stated no matter, simply try to get me one other two to a few years of my profession … It’s been a brutal final couple of years, however simply being on the market to play in entrance of a house crowd … I simply need to be on the market, lighting up the gang and enjoying in entrance of my very own nation.

“Whether or not it’s good or dangerous, it’s going to definitely be a number of enjoyable, for positive. I’m wanting ahead to it … My solely motivation to come back again and play is to try to win a grand slam, and I’ll give it yet one more shot.”

Australian Open match director Craig Tiley seems to be ahead to having the house favourite again at Melbourne Park.

“We like to have Nick coming again enjoying in 2025 … He’s again on the market working towards,” Tiley stated. “He’s absolutely anticipating to play, and we count on to see Nick enjoying… We’ll guarantee Nick’s on the market enjoying in the principle draw.

“His preparation, we all know he’s doing greater than he’s completed earlier than, we all know that he desires to do it, we all know that he’s mentally getting ready to get able to play in January. He’s obtained to be bodily wholesome to try this.”

– with help from Tennis Australia.