"It should be fun": Novak Djokovic opens up about playing with Nick Kyrgios in Brisbane International doubles event

Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic has expressed excitement about playing alongside Australia’s Nick Kyrgios. The two are set to team up and play in the doubles category in the Brisbane International. The mega-event is set to begin from Sunday where some top players will feature in different categories.

Former world number one Djokovic was recently featured in a video on Eurosport’s official website where he talked about playing alongside former world number 13. The 37-year-old, who is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles, revealed that the two discussed playing together during Wimbledon earlier this year and expressed optimism that it will be ‘fun’ to take part in the event.

“Its going to be fun,” he said. “We have never teamed up so let’s see. We texted about it. We spoke earlier at Wimbledon about playing together whenever he is ready to come back so we get the first chance of right away in the first week of the season, so it should be fun.”

Kyrgios is set to return to the court after a gap of more than two years. The former world number 13 has remained out of action for more than 24 months because of fitness concerns. During that time, he missed eight Grand Slams. Kyrgios and Djokovic will feature in singles and doubles at the event. In the singles category, the Australian tennis star, who was once regarded as the best talent in men’s tennis in his country, will face France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the round of 32 clash. On the other hand, Djokovic will face Australia’s Rinky Hijikata in the opening round of the competition. In the doubles category, the pair of Djokovic and Kyrgios will go up against Austria’s Alexander Erler and Germany’s Andreas Mies.