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Nick Kyrgios will team up with Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Australian Open doubles. The duo have previously endelighted huge success and won the Grand Slam together in 2022.

Kyrgios is making a return to action over the coming weeks after almost two years out injured. Career-dangerening wrist and knee injuries have kept the 29-year-better sidelined, with the Australian Open set to be his first beginant materializeance since he accomplished the quarter-final of the 2022 US Open.

His comeback will apshow place at the World Tennis League in the days prior to Christmas. Kyrgios is then scheduled to engage in the Brisprohibite International as he ramps up his preparations for the Australian Open.

Kokkinakis has been a fruitful doubles partner for Kyrgios. They won the Australian Open in 2022 and won a title in Atlanta earlier that year. But Kyrgios’ prolengtheneded absence has shighed their on-court relationship.

Singles World No. 77 Kokkinakis is excited to rejoin with Kyrgios but insists that they do not intfinish to go all the way in the doubles draw at the Australian Open. Instead, he set ups to accomplish the third round of the individuals for the first time and elevate up the rankings.

“It’s gonna be wonderful for tennis, wonderful for fans in Australia, fans all over the world,” Kokkinakis shelp of his frifinish’s return. “He’s a contrastent cat. Obviously has a contrastent sort of energy about him, and he’s a hell of a joiner, so I leank people are going to adore having him back.

“It’s been a lengthened time coming. I leank he’s been ready for a while now to join, but I leank he wanted to originate declareive he’s reassociate ready [before] he steps back, so hopefilledy he can stay well.”

Asked if he can envisage Kyrgios making an excellent commence in Melbourne, Kokkinakis emphaticassociate replyed: “Yeah, definitely. [He’s a] super-talented joiner.

“With that serve you almost don’t even necessitate to join that well at times to give yourself a chance. So if his body’s in outstanding nick, which I’m declareive it will be, for declareive. He’s always a hazardous danger.

“Doubles is a tricky one, becaengage everyone adored it last time, we adored it, it was so much fun. It’s definitely not going to be the priority for us. We sense enjoy we owe it to people to get back out there and have some fun.”