From the depths of despair, Nick Kyrgios is feeling buoyant again and eyeing a shock Australian Open comeback.

In his first interview since announcing a “battle of the sexes” showdown with Aryna Sabalenka next month, Kyrgios conceded he was feeling the pressure to beat the women’s world No.1.

More tellingly, the mercurial former Wimbledon finalist also revealed he’d made a “miracle” recovery from a career-threatening knee injury and was hoping to be fit for the Melbourne Park major in January.

“Honestly, this has been the first person I’ve told, I guess, to the media, but the last month for me has been, I don’t know what’s changed with my knee,” Kyrgios said.

“Like around that Washington period [in late July], I really didn’t have hope to be able to play AO or just ever get back to t

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