Former Wimbledon finalist appears to announce his intention to play at the French Open despite not being on current entry list

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Nick Kyrgios provided a schedule update and it is an interesting one.

The Australian has not played since the Miami Open, where he lost to Karen Khachanov in his second match.

Kyrgios has struggled with injuries since returning to the tour this season, and they have limited him to just five matches so far.

But the former World number 13 has plans to step back on court soon, at a tournament that has not been a happy hunting ground for him in the past.

Nick Kyrgios intends to play at the French Open for the first time since 2017

Nick Kyrgios has not played since March and each of his matches so far this season have come on hard courts.

But the 2022 Wimbledon finalist plans to compete on clay this season, a surface he has struggled on throughout his career.

On Tuesday Kyrgios took to Instagram to announce that he has plans to compete at the French Open for the first time since 2017.

“Hey guys, it’s a couple days after my birthday,” he said. “I’m just getting into training, and getting ready to head to Paris in about three weeks.”

Kyrgios has never been beyond the third round at the clay court Grand Slam, but he has sights set on playing at Roland Garros for the first time in eight years.

Will Nick Kyrgios be given a wildcard for the French Open?

Though has stated his desire to compete at the French Open, Kyrgios would need a wildcard to enter the tournament.

Due to his current ranking of 635, Kyrgios cannot enter the French Open main automatically, nor can he enter the qualifiers.

But there is no guarantee that the Grand Slam will give him a wildcard, and the tournament has been criticised in the past for not handing certain players the special direct entry.

For example, in 2024 Dominic Thiem had to enter the qualifiers after the French Open opted against giving him a wildcard, despite reaching successive finals in 2018 and 2019.

They received plenty of criticism for that move, not only for his record at the event but it was his last appearance as a player.

It remains to be seen if Kyrgios will suffer the same fate or if he will be granted the opportunity to step foot on the hallowed Parisian clay once again.