MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has signalled his intention to play at next year’s Australian Open by signing up for the Kooyong Classic warm-up exhibition event.

The mercurial 30-year-old Australian has been ravaged by career-threatening injuries over the last couple of years and played only five singles matches in the 2025 season, the most recent at the Miami Open in March.

Now 666th in the world with no protected ranking, Kyrgios will need wildcards to play any of the ATP warm-up tournaments ahead of the Australian Open, as well as at the Grand Slam tournament itself.

Those wildcards are likely to be forthcoming if requested given Kyrgios is a former champion at the Brisbane International and a perennial crowd favourite at Melbourne Park.

Kyrgios was alre

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