Hungry to kick on, Nick Kyrgios is heading to Saudi Arabia intent on gaining a “head start” on his rivals forward of his newest grand slam title push in Melbourne.
After calling a untimely finish to his breakout 2022 singles season in early October, Kyrgios will ramp up his summer time preparations on the Diriyah Tennis Cup exhibition occasion from December 8-10.
Australia’s Wimbledon finalist is in search of priceless match follow towards among the world’s premier gamers together with former No.1 Daniil Medvedev and fellow heavyweights Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem and Taylor Fritz.
“It’s a bonus for me to be able to play these matches and feel that match pressure still throughout my training block is going to be crucial for me and use that to get a bit of a head start on everyone else that’s not able to play these matches,” Kyrgios stated.
In addition to his cost to a maiden grand slam ultimate on London’s hallowed grass courts, Kyrgios additionally made the US Open quarter-finals, claimed a seventh profession title in Washington and carved out a 37-10 win-loss file.
Only tennis titans Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal posted higher strike charges.
The 27-year-old Australian No.1 is ultimately beginning to fulfil his potential and is decided to interrupt his grand slam duck in 2023.
An unseeded second-round loser to the top-ranked Medvedev this yr, the brand new and improved Kyrgios might be among the many favourites when he returns for his tenth Australian Open tilt from January 16-29.
“I think before the season started, I was having a conversation with myself that I wanted to kind of reinvent myself on the tour,” stated tennis’s most mercurial expertise.
“I feel like the last couple of years with COVID and everything that was going on, I really felt like I kind of lost my identity a little bit on the tennis circuit.
“This yr I sort of reminded everybody that I’m nonetheless top-of-the-line gamers on the earth and was in a position to do this on the massive stage – clearly Wimbledon, US Open, and I additionally gained a title.
“I guess I had a little moment with myself at the start.”
