Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic to form unlikely doubles partnership before Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic will shape an improbable doubles pairing aft the Australian announced they are readying to squad up astatine the Brisbane International later this month.

Kyrgios is embarking connected a comeback from semipermanent wounded issues, having spent astir of the past two years connected the sidelines and not featuring astatine a awesome since a tally to the US Open quarter-finals successful 2022.

Knee, ft and wrist injuries person meant the 29-year-old has played conscionable 1 lucifer since past but he will make his grand slam comeback astatine the Australian Open successful January, utilizing his protected ranking of 21st.

As a warm-up for Melbourne, he intends to characteristic astatine a World Tennis League arena successful Abu Dhabi from 19-22 December earlier playing the Brisbane International from 29 December.

And the arguable Australian has now confirmed that he’ll squad up pinch tennis fable Djokovic successful the doubles successful Brisbane, posting connected Instagram: “Doubles astatine Brisbane. See y’all there”.

Kyrgios besides cited an Instagram station from 2022, successful which he teased a imaginable business pinch the Serbian. He wrote: “New doubles brace this year…. Loading…… @djokernole you ready??!!” pinch a photograph of the duo stepping retired connected to Centre Court for their Wimbledon last successful 2022.

That was Kyrgios’s first expansive slam singles last and he looked group to footwear connected further, only for wounded to much aliases little swipe retired his full profession since.

The brace person ne'er played doubles together earlier and, successful fact, historically person a very frosty narration pinch Kyrgios antecedently calling Djokovic “a tool” and the 24-time expansive slam champion responding by saying he “doesn’t person overmuch respect” for his rival.

Their narration has improved successful the clip since and they’re now preparing to squad up connected the aforesaid broadside of the tribunal – thing Djokovic revealed he had been keen to group up for the Australian Open successful 2023, only for Kyrgios’s wounded woes to scupper things.

While Kyrgios is aiming to beryllium his lucifer fittingness and get backmost successful the expansive slam plaything of things astatine the Australian Open, Djokovic is aiming to assistance the men’s singles trophy successful Melbourne for an 11th time, which would beryllium a 25th expansive slam crown wide and springiness him possession of sole first spot connected the all-time database up of Margaret Court, who besides has 24 to her name.