By Imuetinyanosa Osabuohien
Novak Djokovic The 24-times Grand Slam champion drew the attention of all to another intriguing moment in the world of tennis as he is teaming up with former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios for men’s doubles at the Brisbane International.
Over time, after rivals suffered terrible moments of power thustle in the courts, time and age has reconciled both into what we see today as partners for men’s doubles.
Thrice have they met, the first two moments on the ATP Tour favoured Djokovic in 2017 before losing in four sets in the Wimbledon final 202 meanwhile Kyrgios shared on Instagram the special moments in the past having faced each other three times , with the Australian winning the first two encounters In a post on Instagram on Monday, Kyrgios related with fans and admirers a picture of their meeting at Wimbledon, writing: “Doubles at Brisbane. See y’all there”. Their recent coming together appears to be some worth of old time friendship which has never being the case. Organisers of the Brisbane International reacted late to an emailed demanding for comments.
Kyrgios, who is also scheduled to play in the Dec. 19-22 World Tennis League exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, has played just one singles tour match in the last two years due to knee, foot and wrist injuries. He is set to make his competitive singles return in Brisbane and will play at the Australian Open with a protected ranking of 21st, where he will also be reunited with Thanasi Kokkinakis in the men’s doubles.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, dubbed the “Special Ks” as juniors, claimed their only major title in 2022 at Melbourne Park.
The 2025 Australian Open will run from Jan. 12-26. (Reuters).
Djokovic and Kyrgios teaming up will be one of the best moments felt, experienced and witnessed since their debut in the sport.
