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Djokovic to face Kyrgios in friendlyahead of Australian Open 2023

Nine-time Australian Open and 21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will meet in an exciting practice match ahead of the Australian Open 2023, the organisers of the tournament announced on Monday. 21-time Grand Slam champion and biggest local hope will face off for the first time since their epic Wimbledon final at Rod Laver Arena. Fresh from his win at the Adelaide International, Djokovic will fine-tune his preparation for a record 10th Australian Open crown against Kyrgios in the finale of the Australian Open’s Perfect Practice series, taking place at Rod Laver Arena each afternoon from 9 Monday to 13 Friday January. Perfect Practice will be played under match conditions, with umpires, ballkids and electronic line calling. Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Coco Gauff, Maria Sakkari, Jessica Pegula, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev and more are all looking forward to hitting Rod Laver Arena to play under match conditions before the Australian Open main draw starts on 16 Monday January.

Apoorva Choudhary

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