Nick Kyrgios is set to play in the 2025 Australian Open and will also join another tournament in Australia before that.
In the past two years, Kyrgios has only participated in one ATP match, which was an unsuccessful attempt at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships during the Stuttgart Open, where he lost to Yibing Wu. Unfortunately, injuries to his wrist and ankle have kept him away from tennis for over two years, even though he was having a fantastic season back then, reaching the Wimbledon final in 2022.
During his time off the court, Kyrgios stayed busy as a TV pundit and commentator. He shared his thoughts on social media and podcasts too . Whether he’ll remain controversial when he returns is uncertain, but some of his recent remarks suggest not much has changed. Fans might wonder if he’ll still be as unpredictable as before.
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Kyrgios stirred up some buzz with comments on Louis Theroux’s podcast. He talked about an incident involving Stan Wawrinka at the 2015 Canadian Open where he made a shocking remark about Thanasi Kokkinakis and Donna Vekic. His exact words were: "Kokkinakis ba**ed your girlfriend, sorry to tell you that mate." Though he apologized back then after being fined, on the podcast he brushed it off as "good old-fashioned trash talk," thinking it wasn’t harmful for tennis.
On that same podcast episode, Kyrgios shared other unusual opinions like doubting humans built the Egyptian pyramids and being open to ideas about Earth being flat—ideas most evidence contradicts! These examples show that Kyrgios might still bring his unique flair when he’s back on tour.
To prepare for his comeback at the Australian Open, he’ll play at Brisbane International during the first week of 2025. The tournament’s social media welcomed him with a video captioned "Welcome BACK, Nick Kyrgios," suggesting excitement around his return.
Kyrgios himself expressed eagerness about playing again during a chat with 9News. He mentioned feeling better than ever since dealing with wrist issues after an amazing year in 2022 when he reached finals at both Wimbledon and US Open.
"Honestly," said Kyrgios, "this is probably the best I’ve felt in two years… I had that wrist reconstruction and now I’m feeling amazing."
"It was a miracle," he continued enthusiastically. "A 15% chance I’d get back here—and here we are! Playing in front of home fans will be sick."
Do you think Nick’s return will shake things up?
