Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic are going to play an exciting exhibition match right before the Australian Open. The match will be staged at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Friday, 13 January, at 6:30 pm.
According to reports, the tickets were sold out in just 58 minutes. Nick Kyrgios commented on the news mocking who says that he is bad for the sport and also arrogant.
This was his tweet.
Nick Kyrgios in 2023
Currently ranked no.21, Nick played his last match on the 6th of October 2022 when he beat world no.96 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
This season the Australian has managed to achieve a 37-10 record.
Kyrgios will play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
At the moment ranked no.
5, Novak played his last match on the 8th of January when he beat world no.31 Sebastian Korda 6-7(8) 7-6(3) 6-4 in the final in Adelaide to win his 92nd career title.At present, during this year Djokovic has managed to achieve a compiled 5-0 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 1 title in Adelaide.
Djokovic has scheduled to play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Kyrgios. Previously, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic |
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