Novak Djokovic says Nick Kyrgios hinted at a return at the US Open -- but it might have been a joke
No one knows for sure when 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios will return to competition after nearly two years away from the tour because of injuries. Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, with Australia's Nick Kyrgios “He hit a really good serve, and he said, ‘Well, I might come back at the U.S. Open.’ So I don’t know if he was joking about it or not,” Djokovic said after winning his semifinal on Friday. “But let me tell you, he’s hitting the ball as good as ever, really.” Kyrgios, a 29-year-old Australian, lost to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final two years ago, before knee and wrist problems sidelined him. really practicing for like an hour or two, but completely something different when you are out there on the tour playing in a tournament where you have to come back every single day — maybe for four, five, six days in a row,” Djokovic said.
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