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The 25-year-old last played a competitive game at Acapulco in February after deciding to stay at home in Australia when the tour started back in Europe and North America after a hiatus.
Each country has two single slots that will be taken by their top players and Australia’s ATP Cup challenge will be led by Alex de Minaur and John Millman who are ranked 23 and 38, respectively.
Joining the duo will be doubles players John Peers and Luke Saville and Australia looking forward to their semi-finals at last year’s inaugural tournament.
The ATP Cup will be held from February 1-5 in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, and the event will feature Novak Djokovic at first and Rafa Nadal in second. place.
“The players are looking forward to stepping up and representing their countries again, and the field, including defending Serbia and the final round in Spain , strong, ”said competition director Tom Larner.
“This is a form that shows the passion of the players and we look forward to an amazing tennis act. ”
The draw for the ATP Cup will take place on January 20th.
Kyrgios, often referred to as “polarizing” for his rap long page of mistrust, had been a strong force in fundraising and awareness for Australian bushfire relief efforts at last year’s ATP Cup .
He will now play in Melbourne 2, one of two ATP 250 events to be held alongside the ATP Cup. Melbourne Park will also host two WTA 500 tournaments alongside the event.
Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Edited by Lincoln Feast.