Nick Kyrgios shared some disappointing news as the Australian tennis star is out of his exhibition match with Novak Djokovic due to an abdominal issue. On Thursday, the 2022 Wimbledon finalists were scheduled to meet during the "A Night With Novak" event at Melbourne Park.

After playing only one match in 2023 and 2024, Nick Kyrgios is back in action. The former Major finalist returned to action in Brisbane. The Aussie suffered a tight singles loss to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and joined forces with Novak Djokovic.

After all the talk and bluster, Nick Kyrgios finally returned to the court for a professional tennis match. Kyrgios missed the better part of two years due to injuries and returned in style alongside Novak Djokovic for a highly publicized doubles match.

Nick Kyrgios has been struck down by yet another injury on the eve of his return to grand slam tennis. The Australian former world No.13 was due to play Novak Djokovic in an exhibition match on Thursday, in the lead-up to his first Australian Open since 2022, but has withdrawn due to an abdominal injury.

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from an exhibition match against Novak Djokovic due to an abdominal strain, raising concerns about his fitness for the Australian Open. Kyrgios, who recently returned to tennis after an 18-month injury hiatus,

Nick Kyrgios threw fresh doubt on whether he will play in the Australian Open after withdrawing from an exhibition match. The Australian, who reached the Wimbledon final in 2022, returned to action in Brisbane last week after playing only one singles match since October 2022 following knee and wrist surgeries.

Kyrgios, who revealed after his singles comeback on Tuesday that he is still struggling with pain in the wrist that has kept him out for 18 months, produced two through-the-legs shots in one memorable rally, and he and Djokovic looked poised for victory at 8-6 ahead in the deciding tie-break.

Nick Kyrgios is in doubt to return to his home turf at the Australian Open in the next week. He has suffered a grade one abdominal strain after his return to the court at the Brisbane International last week.

Nick Kyrgios appreciated very much Novak Djokovic siding with him and highlighting that some of the Australian's comments about the Jannik Sinner doping case make sense. The 29-year-old's criticism of the handling of the Italian's case is well-documented and there is no need to say much about that.

Nick Kyrgios made his long-awaited return to tennis at the Brisbane International earlier this week, where he is teaming up with Novak Djokovic.

This week, the 2025 tennis season began with Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios revisiting the subject of doping. Elsewhere, Naomi Osaka discussed longevity vs. quality and the returning Belinda Bencic got a reality check for the good.