Overview
- The 30-year-old confirmed on Instagram that he withdrew from consideration for a singles wildcard at Melbourne Park.
- He said five-set matches are "a different beast" after years of wrist and knee surgeries that have dropped his ranking to about No. 670.
- Kyrgios recently lost 6-3, 6-4 to Aleksandar Kovacevic in the Brisbane International first round as part of his comeback efforts.
- He will partner Thanasi Kokkinakis in men's doubles, reuniting the duo that won the Australian Open title in 2022.
- With Kyrgios out of singles, Tennis Australia awarded wildcards to Stan Wawrinka, Jordan Thompson and Chris O'Connell, as some commentators speculated about the decision despite Kyrgios' own explanation.