'Novak Djokovic Must be Taking part in at All Prices,' Feels Nick Kyrgios Forward of Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios believes Novak Djokovic “must be enjoying in any respect prices” and is pleased the Serb might be allowed again into Australia to compete within the opening Grand Slam of the season in Melbourne subsequent month.

Djokovic was banned from returning to Australia as a consequence of being deported earlier this yr over his refusal to be vaccinated.

Nonetheless, that call has been reversed and the 21-time main champion will get the chance to vie for a record-extending tenth Australian Open crown in a couple of weeks’ time.

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Kyrgios was some of the outspoken gamers advocating for Djokovic throughout his deportation debacle final January and the Australian world quantity 22 feels the 35-year-old’s presence is crucial at each occasion.

“I believe Novak must be enjoying in any respect prices,” Kyrgios informed AFP on the World Tennis League in Dubai on Wednesday.

“He’s one of many best of all time and so long as he’s going to be enjoying and hanging round, we want him at these tournaments.”

Djokovic’s absence from two of the 4 majors in 2022 attributable to his vaccination standing has made manner for younger expertise to emerge.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz claimed a maiden Grand Slam title on the US Open and because of this turned the youngest world primary in ATP historical past.

“I believe, as a competitor, I wish to see him there,” Kyrgios mentioned of Djokovic.

“And if I win a event, in case you don’t undergo Novak, then you definitely type of know the event isn’t actually a event.”

Kyrgios and Djokovic have been scheduled to sq. off in Dubai on Wednesday however the Serb pulled out forward of the match and was changed by his team-mate Grigor Dimitrov.

“Novak Djokovic introduced that he wouldn’t be partaking within the World Tennis League occasion tonight (21 December) attributable to not feeling 100 per cent properly sufficient to play,” learn a press release launched by the WTL.

“Staff Falcons will proceed to play towards Staff Eagles and we sit up for Novak’s return to centre court docket.”

Kyrgios was eager to get again on court docket towards Djokovic, who defeated the Australian within the Wimbledon closing final July.

“I used to be fairly excited to play Novak clearly, because the Wimbledon closing and all that, wished to go on the market and have some enjoyable with him,” mentioned Kyrgios.

“However he’s bought to take care of his physique and clearly he’s a bought an enormous couple of months developing with a number of expectations, so I wasn’t shocked if he wasn’t feeling 100 per cent to get on the market.”

The WTL is a mixed-team occasion happening at Dubai’s Coca Cola Enviornment that includes 18 of the world’s high gamers between December 19 and 24.

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