Kyrgios to make tour return at Brisbane International

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FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 13, 2025 Australias Nick Kyrgios gestures during his first round match against Britains Jacob Fearnley REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

Dec 21 - Nick Kyrgios will compete at next months Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard entry, organisers said on Sunday, as the former Wimbledon finalist works towards a potential return to the Australian Open.

The 30-year-old Australians career has been ravaged by injury over the last couple of years and he has played only five singles matches in 2025, the most recent at the Miami Open in March.

Kyrgios, the 2018 Brisbane champion, is now ranked 673rd in the world with no protected ranking and will also need a wildcard to compete at Melbourne Park.

In the build-up to the seasons first Grand Slam, he will play in the Kooyong Classic warm-up exhibition event in Melbourne as well as a battle of the sexes clash with womens world number one Aryna Sabalenka in Dubai on December 28. REUTERS