Nick Kyrgios enters the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam tournament in more than 2 years

FILE - Nick Kyrgios of Eagles returns the ball to Grigor Dimitrov of Falcons during a match of Day 3 of the World Tennis League at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 21, 2022.

FILE - Nick Kyrgios of Eagles returns the ball to Grigor Dimitrov of Falcons during a match of Day 3 of the World Tennis League at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)


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MELBOURNE, Australia — Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has entered the Australian Open. It will be his first Grand Slam tournament in more than two years. Australian Open organizers announced entry lists for the tournament and said that Krygios had entered with a protected ranking. He's been mostly sidelined with wrist and knee injuries since reaching the quarterfinals of the 2022 U.S. Open. Kyrgios recently announced he will make his return at the Brisbane International beginning Dec. 29 after playing only one ATP Tour match in more than two years. Also returning in Australia are Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Belinda Bencic and former No. 4 Kei Nishikori.

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