But in his highly anticipated tournament return Monday evening, Nick Kyrgios proved the sport desperately needs him, far more than he has ever needed it. As an overcast Brisbane sky transitioned to darkness,

This week, the 2025 tennis season began with Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios revisiting the subject of doping. Elsewhere, Naomi Osaka discussed longevity vs. quality and the returning Belinda Bencic got a reality check for the good.

No one mentioned it but I bet New Zealand’s world-ranked doubles specialist, Michael Venus, smiled with cold satisfaction when he and partner Nikola Metic ousted the star pairing of Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios at this week’s ATP tennis tournament in Brisbane.

After all the talk and bluster, Nick Kyrgios finally returned to the court for a professional tennis match. Kyrgios missed the better part of two years due to injuries and returned in style alongside Novak Djokovic for a highly publicized doubles match.

Australia’s greatest tennis showman is back in action but which version of Nick Kyrgios will we see this summer?

Novak Djokovic has backed Nick Kyrgios over his controversial comments about Jannik Sinner’s doping case by expressing his view that the Australian has “spoken very well.” The Serbian clarified, though,

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