Aussie star, Nick Kyrgios is all set to make his return to tennis after playing just one match in the last 2 years. After having a stellar season in 2022 he suffered knee and wrist injuries and had to undergo three surgeries. There was a point of time, when there were some serious doubts on his comeback to the court. Talking about this in a previous interview with 9News Melbourne, he said, “It was a 15 miracle percent chance that I was going to get back to playing at this level and here we are.” However, now we’re just a few days away from seeing him back in action. How does Nick Kyrgios look back at his horrifying experience in the last couple of years?

In that same interview, while speaking on his comeback on home soil, Nick Kyrgios was heard saying, “Honestly, this is probably the best I’ve felt in two years.” Time and again, Nick Kyrgios has revealed how challenging it was for him both physically and mentally during this phase, but what really kept him going? “I always have wanted to leave the game of tennis myself. I wasn’t going to let this injury be the dictator of if I would ever play again,” said the Aussie.

His struggle with his wrist was so severe that once he spoke about how he had to practice with the balls used in “Under-10s training” to get his writs used to hitting again. There was a time when he didn’t feel any improvement in his wrist. Recalling some of those moments during the recent episode of the ‘Nothing Major’ podcast, Nick Kyrgios said, “I’ve major wrist surgery after 2022. I honestly felt I wasn’t going to play again. I was having pain in my wrist.“

Further explaining his horrifying situation to Sam Querrey and others in the podcast he added, “You guys know, you look at some of these guys that have wrist surgeries, they never came back to the same. I won’t be probably the same player that I was, but I think I didn’t want to kind of go out after that amazing year…I mean you gotta be in shape to play Grand Slams…I feel pretty good.” Talking about putting an end to his career on his own terms, a few days ago we heard a very interesting comment from this Aussie superstar.

“I look at how Andy Murray’s doing it now, and how Rafael [Nadal] is going out, I don’t want to be like that either. I don’t want to be kind of crawling to the finish line in a sense. It’s like you’ve achieved everything. You deserve to go out, I think, a little bit more gracefully than he’s done. I think that the surgeries, the pain, it’s just not worth it, in my opinion,” said Nick Kyrgios.

Now, since he has already made his announcement of restarting his tennis career after a long break, it’ll be interesting to see if he yet manages to entertain the fans with his flamboyant tennis. Kyrgios has confirmed his participation at the upcoming Brisbane International. He won this tournament in 2018, so he’ll be eager to get some wins under his belt before taking his flight to Melbourne for the mega event. What are his targets for the 2025 season, though?

“Never write anyone off…” – Tennis legend shares his thoughts on the comeback season of Nick Kyrgios

“THE ROLLERCOASTER IS BACK ON” – Surely, we all are aware of Nick Kyrgios‘ potential, so every player will be wary of the threat that this guy can come up with in the upcoming tournament. Previously, while looking back at his tennis journey, we heard him that he has “already won” in his eyes. “Now everything I do on the tennis court whether I win a match or a tournament or anything like that is going to be a bonus,” said Nick Kyrgios.

After that, we also saw him expressing his desire to take one more shot at the major tournaments. “I think the one thing that is now on my target is a Grand Slam. I think that will be the only thing that will shut people up at the end of the day. That’ll be my deep motivation,” said Nick Kyrgios, A month back during an interview, Nick Kyrgios revealed how Novak Djokovic’s confident reaction turned into a major motivating factor in his comeback journey. He said that he had received optimistic feedback from Nole after the duo practiced at Wimbledon.

So, Djokovic has already approved it! Who else thinks Kyrgios can throw some tough challenges to his opponents in the 2025 season? Well, Aussie legend, Pat Rafter claimed that he believes Nick Kyrgios has the game to win the AO but he’s unsure if his compatriot can make a deep run. “You’d never write anyone off with the talent that Nick has. It’s pretty amazing,” said Rafter in an interview with AAP. On the other hand, Jordan Thompson touted Nick Kyrgios to take the AO by storm. He said, “There’s no reason he can’t come back and do damage.” What are your thoughts on Nick Kyrgios’ chances in 2025?