Tennis: Djokovic and Kyrgios excited for doubles debut in Brisbane | ABS-CBN News
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios arrived in Brisbane on Saturday (December 28) ahead of their highly-anticipated doubles debut at the Brisbane International. The 24-times Grand Slam champion Djokovic and the former world number 13 Kyrgios are teaming up at the ATP 250 tournament ahead of the Australian Open. "We texted about it and we spoke earlier in Wimbledon about playing together when he's back on tour so we get the first chance right away in the first week of the season, so it should be fun," Djokovic told reporters. Australian Kyrgios has struggled with injuries over the past two years, with his last appearance on the ATP Tour coming in June 2023. Djokovic is playing in his first tournament since losing the final of the Shanghai Masters to Jannik Sinner in October. The pair will come up against Germany's Andreas Mies and Austria's Alexander Erler in the opening round. In the singles, Djokovic has been drawn with local wildcard Rinky Hijikata, while Kyrgios will face a tricky test against big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. (Production: Henry Rounce) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #BrisbaneInternational #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews
