Nick Kyrgios remains absent from the ATP Tour, which is edging closer to another edition of Wimbledon.
Kyrgios will miss the entire grass season, which includes Wimbledon, a tournament he reached the final of in 2022.
The Australian lost his meeting with Novak Djokovic at the All England Club, but did manage to win the Australian Open men’s doubles title the same year.
Former ATP Tour number 13 Kyrgios has, however, been limited to just five matches in the 2025 season so far.
But Kyrgios has signed up for the new US Open mixed doubles event, where he will play with Naomi Osaka.
Photo by Frey/TPN/Getty ImagesNick Kyrgios picks who he thinks is the ‘greatest of all time’
Tennis fans were shocked by the US Open mixed doubles lineup, but the hard court Grand Slam remains some way away in the calendar.
Up next is Wimbledon, an event Kyrgios has now discussed with The Guardian, having been asked if he thinks he came close to beating Djokovic in the 2022 final.
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“Definitely,” said Kyrgios. “It was only a couple of points here and there where, if I’d acted a bit differently, I would have had a Wimbledon title. But there’s no shame in losing to the greatest of all time.
“Do I think about it often? Yes. Do I think about what I could have changed? Yes. Could I have prepared better? No. I prepared amazingly.”
Thanks @NickKyrgios for talking so openly about his highs and lows, Wimbledon and mental health, the great wins and hard losses, always going against the grain and his live “Good Trouble” podcast next week where there is an open invitation to the hecklershttps://t.co/dOFLeAwc7n
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Nick Kyrgios doubles down on Novak Djokovic verdict
Kyrgios and Djokovic were once fierce enemies on the court, but their rivalry has since turned into a friendship.
And that friendship culminated in this year’s Brisbane International tournament, where the pair played doubles together.
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The two icons put on a real show, winning their opener in style before falling in the round of 16 in Australia.
The Australian currently finds himself 633rd in the ATP rankings as he remains sidelined, with the Serbian occupying fifth place.
Kyrgios has now looked back on how their relationship has changed, having been asked if he was wrong to say Djokovic had a sick obsession with wanting to be liked.
The Australian noted: “No. He’s way more comfortable in his own skin now. I think he did want the crowd to love him but he enjoys being the villain.
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“He finds energy when people heckle him. He’s the greatest tennis player of all time so he wouldn’t care as much what people think now.
“We have respect for each other and we are proof that different personalities can make it to the top and you don’t have to have everyone liking you.”