Nick Kyrgios is locked in to entertain Brisbane crowds this summer, with the electrifying Australian awarded a wildcard for the Brisbane International presented by ANZ.<\/p>\n
The former world No.13 and 2018 Brisbane champion, known for his explosive game and energy with the crowd, has been confirmed to return to the Queensland Tennis Centre in 2026.<\/p>\n
Kyrgios will come up against a quality ATP field featuring top-20 players including \u00a0defending champion Jiri Lehecka, former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Tommy Paul.<\/p>\n
Joao Fonseca, Frances Tiafoe, Grigor Dimitrov and Australians Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton will also feature in the line-up.<\/p>\n
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In an added bonus for fans, Kyrgios will also pair up with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in the men\u2019s doubles competition.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Special Ks\u2019, known for their exciting style of play, won the 2022 Australian Open men\u2019s doubles title.<\/p>\n
Brisbane International Tournament Director Cameron Pearson said the addition of Kyrgios added star power to an already strong field.<\/p>\n
\u201cNick has long been a favourite with Brisbane crowds and will be a major drawcard for fans. He is a player who thrives on the big stage,\u201d Pearson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to welcome him back to Brisbane and can\u2019t wait to watch him perform in front of a passionate home crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t miss out on the chance to be part of one of the most exciting tournaments of the year. Tickets for the Brisbane International are on sale via Ticketmaster<\/a>. Prices start at $30. Premium Experiences are on sale via\u00a0Ticketmaster and the Premium Experiences Team.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios is locked in to entertain Brisbane crowds this summer, with the electrifying Australian awarded a wildcard…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":363309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,176511,72820,963,85,747],"class_list":["post-363308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-brisbane-international-tennis-tournament","tag-news-article","tag-nick-kyrgios","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}