In 2024, tennis fans lost Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Dominic Thiem to retirement. In 2025, they recover… Nick Kyrgios. At 29, the Australian, who had only played a small match on the circuit over the last two seasons, made his return to the courts at the end of December-beginning of January at the tournament in Brisbane (Australia). He will be in contention during the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, at the Australian Open (January 12 to 26). In front of his audience, the native of Canberra will enter the competition against the Briton Jacob Fearnley (86e world), Monday January 13, in the first round. An appointment at an uncertain time: a few days earlier, Nick Kyrgios had to give up playing a charity match against the Serbian Novak Djokovic due to an abdominal strain.
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In recent months, images of the Australian with racket in hand have become rare. The fault is an uncooperative left knee and right wrist since the end of the 2022 season. But the ex-13e world did not stay far from the courts and made people talk about him. We have seen him commenting on matches for television channels, doing interviews on the field or his own podcast, for which he hosted the Serbian Novak Djokovic – with whom he lined up in doubles in Brisbane at the beginning of January – , but also personalities from all walks of life, such as the Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay, the American boxer Mike Tyson or the American actor Matthew McConaughey.
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