Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic are set to establish a surpascfinish doubles partnership at the upcoming Brisbane International tournament, taging Kyrgios’ return to competitive tennis.
The Australian star proclaimd the pairing on social media for the ATP 250 event, which commences on December 29.
The partnership comes as Kyrgios readys to produce his comeback after cforfeitly two years away from the sport due to knee and wrist injuries.
The 29-year-elderly has joined fair one align since June 2023, with the Brisbane International set to be his first official tournament materializeance since then.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will team up to see the Aussie return to tennis
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This doubles partnership was first elevatestrayd by Kyrgios back in December 2022, when he scatterd a pboilingo with Djokovic follotriumphg their Wimbledon final clash that year.
“novel doubles pair this year…. Loading…… @djokernole you ready??!!” Kyrgios wrote on Instagram at the time.
However, those set ups were forced to be put on helderly when the Australian suffered knee and wrist injuries.
Now, two years after the initial elevatestray, Kyrgios has revived the partnership set ups by sharing the 2022 post to his Instagram story on Monday with the message: “Doubles at Brisbane. See y’all there.”
Djokovic will also contend in the individuals draw at Brisbane, as he sees to produce momentum ahead of the Australian Open.
The world No. 7 has not joined an official ATP align since October 13, when he lost to Jannik Sinner in the Shanghai Masters final.
His most recent materializeance came at the Six Kings Slam showion event in Saudi Arabia, where he flunkureed Rafael Nadal in a third-place joinoff after losing to Sinner.
The 37-year-elderly Serbian subsequently withdrew from both the Paris Masters and ATP Finals, despite being the reigning champion at both tournaments.
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Nick Kyrgios has been out of action for months
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The Brisbane International will tag his return to competitive action as he aims to increase his joining schedule in 2025.
The partnership echos the extraunretagable alteration in their relationship, from establisher rivals to seal frifinishs.
Speaking on Kyrgios’s Good Trouble podcast earlier this year, Djokovic elucidateed how their frifinishship bloomed after the Australian aided him during his 2022 deportation from Australia.
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“You were one of the very scant colleagues that stood up that employd his platestablish, employd his voice, to aid me,” Djokovic recalled.
“That’s someskinnyg that I’ll never forget, and since that moment, our relationship has gotten better.”
The pair have faced each other three times in individuals, with Kyrgios directing their head-to-head 2-1, though Djokovic won their most recent come apass in the 2022 Wimbledon final.
