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Kyrgios units sights on Aussie Open

29-year-old eyes return to Melbourne in 2025

October 19, 2024

Nick Kyrgios is gearing as much as make a comeback on residence soil.

Talking on a panel at SXSW (South By Southwest) in Sydney on Thursday, the Aussie confirmed his participation on the 2025 Australian Open.

“I can be taking part in the Australian Open this summer season,” he mentioned. “I simply miss being on the market taking part in in entrance of a house crowd. We’ve bought such a crowd of men in the mean time like Alex de Minaur taking part in wonderful tennis.”

Combating knee and wrist accidents for the previous 16 months, Kyrgios has been out of motion for nearly two seasons. Final 12 months, he performed a single tour-level match on the BOSS OPEN in Stuttgart and misplaced to Wu Yibing.

“The damage I had was brutal … The surgeon mentioned I most likely wouldn’t have the ability to play once more,” Kyrgios shared. “However I mentioned no matter, simply try to get me one other two to 3 years of my profession … It’s been a brutal final couple of years, however simply being on the market to play in entrance of a house crowd … I simply need to be on the market, lighting up the group and taking part in in entrance of my very own nation.

“Whether or not it’s good or unhealthy, it would actually be a whole lot of enjoyable, for positive. I’m wanting ahead to it … My solely motivation to come back again and play is to try to win a grand slam, and I’ll give it another shot.”

Australian Open event director Craig Tiley appears ahead to having the house favourite again at Melbourne Park.

“We like to have Nick coming again taking part in in 2025 … He’s again on the market practising,” Tiley mentioned. “He’s totally anticipating to play, and we count on to see Nick taking part in… We’ll guarantee Nick’s on the market taking part in in the primary draw.

“His preparation, we all know he’s doing greater than he’s finished earlier than, we all know that he desires to do it, we all know that he’s mentally getting ready to get able to play in January. He’s bought to be bodily wholesome to do this.”

– with help from Tennis Australia.