Nick Kyrgios Confirms Whether He’s Planning to Play This Year’s French Open and Wimbledon: “Can’t Wait to Be Back”

Nick Kyrgios was last seen in action in the second round of the Australian Open mixed doubles.

Nick Kyrgios Confirms Whether He’s Planning to Play This Year’s French Open and Wimbledon: “Can’t Wait to Be Back”

Nick Kyrgios (Image via X/Tennis Time)

In Short
  • Nick Kyrgios has not competed since the Australian Open and plans to return for Wimbledon.
  • He aims to play in Stuttgart and Mallorca in June, expressing excitement for the tournaments.
  • Kyrgios remains affected by his Wimbledon loss to Novak Djokovic, reflecting on his physical challenges.

Nick Kyrgios hasn’t competed on tour since his exit at the Australian Open this season. Kyrgios featured in two tour-level tournaments this season, playing singles only at the Brisbane International.

His match against Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round in Brisbane was his first singles match since the 2025 Miami Open. In his home Grand Slam, Kyrgios paired up with compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis for doubles, with the Aussies losing in the first round.

Kyrgios recently sat for an interview with Tennishead during which he was asked when he intends to make his comeback. He experienced discomfort in his knee during his matches Down Under, but in spite of that, he expressed confidence in his ability to play a high level of tennis later this year.

The clay court and I have an interesting relationship – maybe not this year, but next year is a possibility. I’m working toward Wimbledon and will be playing in Stuttgart and Mallorca this June. Just want to give a quick shoutout to Mallorca, I can’t wait to come there to the tournament this year. It’s one of my favorite events, the fans are amazing. I can’t wait to be back on the grass playing some really, really high-level tennis.

Kyrgios is the winner of seven titles, all of which he has lifted on hard-court, reaching the finals of both grass and clay-court events just once. He reached his career’s first tour-level singles final at the 2015 Estoril Open and lost the match to Richard Gasquet. On grass, Kyrgios played his first final at the 2022 Wimbledon, losing that match to Novak Djokovic.

At the Australian Open, Kyrgios also participated in mixed doubles after teaming up with Canada’s Leylah Fernandez. The two, onetime Grand Slam singles finalists, suffered defeat in the second round.

Nick Kyrgios says his Wimbledon defeat to Novak Djokovic still bothers him

Nick Kyrgios reached his career’s first Grand Slam singles at the 2022 Wimbledon. Before that, he had never made it past the quarterfinals of a singles Major and, in fact, was a two-time quarterfinalist.

Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Image via X/SK)

He took the first set off Novak Djokovic, who bounced back in the next and did not look back, eventually winning with a 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6 (7–3) scoreline. Kyrgios, during his Good Trouble With Nick Kyrgios podcast, reiterated that the defeat to the 24-time Grand Slam champion still bothers him, and claimed tennis players are forgotten if they don’t win a Grand Slam title.

I think about it every day, it still bothers me, and I still get asked about it. I got so close… I think about it, and I feel like now, I’m not physically… I’ve had four surgeries, three surgeries in the last couple of years. So I feel my body isn’t as elite as it used to be. You know what happens when you start declining physically and athletically? You know that your level is still there a little bit, but you can’t back it up as frequently. In tennis, to win a Grand Slam, that’s all everyone cares about.

The clay swing is underway, and Djokovic chose not to feature in the ongoing Monte Carlo Masters. He was last seen in action at the Indian Wells Masters, where his run was ended by defending champion Jack Draper in the fourth round.

Last year on the clay swing, the 38-year-old suffered opening-round exits at the Monte Carlo Masters and the Madrid Open, but at the Geneva Open, he ended his title drought by defeating Hubert Hurkacz. At the French Open, eventual runner-up Jannik Sinner eliminated him in the semifinal. Djokovic got his revenge on Sinner in this year’s Australian Open semifinal.

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