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The biggest names in the business \u2013\u00a0Nick Kyrgios,\u00a0Novak Djokovic\u00a0and Aryna Sabalenka \u2013 will begin their\u00a02025 Australian Open\u00a0run in a red-hot field at the Brisbane International from December 29 live and free on the 9Go! and 9Now.<\/em><\/p>\n

Making his keenly anticipated return to top-flight competition Kyrgios lines up against Djokovic, who is on the hunt for his 100th title, in a field that includes defending champion Grigor Dimitrov (world No.10), Holger Rune (No.13), Frances Tiafoe (No.18) and Matteo Berrettini (No.34).<\/p>\n

World No.1 and defending Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka heads up a women\u2019s draw featuring four top-10 players including Jess Pegula (No.7), Emma Navarro (No.8) and Daria Kasatkina (No.9) plus former world no.1 Victoria Azarenka.<\/p>\n

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Flying the Aussie flag will be Alexei Popyrin (No. 24) and Jordan Thompson (No.26) and wildcard Alja Tomljanovic. While Kyrgios and Djokovic will make for a mouth watering duo when they team up for a shot at the men\u2019s doubles title.<\/p>\n

Featuring in tournament commentary will be Nine\u2019s Jelena Dokic, John Millman, Tom Rehn and Peter Psaltis, hosted by Georgie Parker and Brett Phillips.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Kyrgios I think his main focus will be to get through the tournament injury free. Really it is a litmus test to see how the knee and wrist holds up after the limited tournament schedule the past two years,\u201d said Nine Wide World of Sports tennis expert, John Millman.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut it seems during he has still been hitting quite regularly and he still possesses one of the biggest weapons in tennis, his serve. So I feel like he will be very competitive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe star power on show is indicative of how players see the Brisbane International as perfect preparation heading into the Australian Open. The women\u2019s draw headlined by world number one Sabalenka holds the tantalising thought of a US Open rematch with Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the men\u2019s draw it\u2019s the first time Novak has played in this tournament since 2009. Bringing Andy Murray into his coaching team looks to be an inspired choice as he looks to return to grand slam glory in 2025. Outside of Djokovic we should be keeping an eye on defending champion Dimitrov\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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