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.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kygrios on Monday debuted as a doubles team at the Brisbane International, defeating Alexander Erler and Andreas Mies 6-4, 6-7 (4) (10-8).

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.

Exchanging smiles, laughs and flashy shots, Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have teamed up in doubles as they both returned to the court in preparation for the Australian Open.

Kyrgios and Djokovic, who faced each other in the Wimbledon singles final in 2022, teamed up to defeat Austria's Alexander Erler and Germany's Andreas Mies 6-4 6-7 (4) 10-8, with Kyrgios sealing the win with an ace.

Kyrgios and Djokovic, who faced each other in the Wimbledon singles final in 2022, teamed up to defeat Austria’s Alexander Erler and Germany’s Andreas Mies 6-4 6-7 (4) 10-8, with Kyrgios sealing the win with an ace.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have gone from being enemies to having one of the biggest bromances in tennis and that certainly came full circle on Monday as they teamed up to defeat the team of Andreas Mies and Alexander Erler at the 2025 Brisbane International.

Nick Kyrgios appreciated very much Novak Djokovic siding with him and highlighting that some of the Australian's comments about the Jannik Sinner doping case make sense. The 29-year-old's criticism of the handling of the Italian's case is well-documented and there is no need to say much about that.

It only took Nick Kyrgios a few games into his main ATP return to produce some of the showman antics which thrilled the crowd at the Brisbane International in the standout tie teaming with Novak Djokovic.

BRISBANE – Doubles took centre stage at the Brisbane International on Dec 30 thanks to former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and the comeback of mercurial Australian Nick Kyrgios after an 18-month injury layoff.