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‘He’s done everything right’: Kyrgios praises de Minaur
By Gemma Grant
Men’s tennis in Australia is in good hands, according to Nick Kyrgios. He was incredibly complimentary of his compatriots – namely Alex de Minaur.
“Men’s tennis in Australia right now is ridiculously strong, and we have a lot of players …
“To see how well [de Minaur] has taken it upon himself to be [Australia’s] No.1 player for the last three or four years … to deal with everything, the pressure of being our No. 1 player [is great],” Kyrgios said.
Australia’s Alex De Minaur and Nick Kyrgios celebrate a match win in 2020.Credit: AP
“I was there, and I didn’t always deal with it the best. He’s always ridiculously good. And I genuinely think he’s a threat.
“He’s got a chance to win a slam for sure. He’s done everything right. Little things in his game where I’ve thought, ‘Does he need to improve?’ He’s done that.”
Kyrgios shares thoughts on doping
By Gemma Grant
It didn’t take long for Nick Kyrgios to be asked a question about doping in the sport. This wasn’t a big surprise, considering that he’s been vocal about the topic before.
“Look I don’t want to speak too much about it. I think we’ve all been speaking about it … I think tennis has been speaking about for the last six months,” he said.
“I’ve been tested four times in the last couple months. I got tested in my home, three days ago.
“For me, hasn’t been a problem in my career. I’ve been on the tour now for 10-plus years … I’m not worried at all.”
While he didn’t make explicit mention of any other player, Kyrgios seemed to allude to Jannik Sinner’s claims that a banned substance was inadvertently administered by a support staff member, via a massage.
“I’m very confident in myself that I’m not going to have something ‘accidentally’ [in my system],” he said.
‘Shouldn’t have done that’: Kyrgios on Djokovic detention
By Gemma Grant
Nick must be keeping up to date with our blog – he walked out on stage as soon as I published that previous post.
He spoke about his pairing with Novak Djokovic at the Brisbane International, joking that “carrying the greatest of all time in doubles was never on my resume, but it is now.”
In response to Djokovic’s alleged treatment while in Australian quarantine (including recent claims of being poisoned), he was critical of the decisions. “We treated him like shit. That’s for sure. We shouldn’t have done that,” he said.
Djokovic and Kyrgios playing doubles in Brisbane. Credit: Getty Images
He’s addressed some other interesting topics, like his recent injury scares, his return to the circuit, and doping tests within the sport.
We’ll bring you more of the highlights soon.
Nothing from Nick yet…
Nick Kyrgios was scheduled to speak at 11am – which was more than 10 minutes ago. The press conference auditorium is full of journalists and photographers who are waiting patiently to see the Australian arrive.
We’ll keep you posted with any updates.
What to look forward to at this year’s Open
Planning on heading down to Melbourne Park for the Australian Open? Did you know that there is a special ticket category for teenagers this year? Or that there’s an international pickleball tournament happening in the second week?
You can read our guide to the 2025 edition of the tournament here – which will answer all of your burning questions.
Some of the food options available at Melbourne Park this year. Credit: Eddie Jim
Kyrgios steps up to the mic
The much-awaited return of Australia’s own Nick Kyrgios to the grand slam circuit is almost here. But will he be fit and ready for his first round match up against Jacob Fearnley? We’ll be hearing from the 29-year-old shortly.
In the meantime, take a look at some of our recent coverage of Kyrgios and how he’s feeling ahead of the Australian Open.
Nick Kyrgios powers a forehand.Credit: Getty Images
Welcome to AO media day
Welcome to our rolling coverage of media day at the Australian Open. I’m Gemma Grant, and I’ll be at the helm this morning. The qualifying round is all wrapped up – and we’re casting our eyes forward to the main draw start on Sunday.
Here are the players who we’ll expect to be hearing from today:
11am – Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
1pm – Aryna Sabalenka
1.15pm – Daniil Medvedev
1.30pm – Jannik Sinner (ITA)
1.40pm – Jordan Thompson (AUS)
1.50pm – Alexei Popyrin (AUS)
2pm – Naomi Osaka (JPN)
2.30pm – Zheng Qinwen (CHN)
2.45pm – Alexander Zverev (GER)
3pm – Taylor Fritz (US)
3.15pm – Alex de Minaur (AUS)
3.30pm – Iga Swiatek (POL)
3.45pm – Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
4pm – Novak Djokovic (SRB)
4.30pm – Coco Gauff (USA)
Keep an eye on the blog to catch all of the highlights.
