What sources close to Nick Kyrgios are saying is his plan for the Australian Open in 2025 as he makes tennis comeback

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Nick Kyrgios is set to take advantage of a particular rule when he makes his return to Grand Slam action in 2025.

The 29-year-old has played just one competitive match since 2022 due to serious wrist and knee injuries.

But the Australian’s injury nightmare now seems to be in the rearview mirror as he gets set to resume his career on home soil.

It will be a long road back up the rankings for Nick Kyrgios, but he will be able to find a way around that issue at the Australian Open.

What rule can Nick Kyrgios utilise at the 2025 Australian Open?

Kyrgios is due to play in the Australian Open for the first time since 2022.

That year he and compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis produced a magical run to claim the men’s doubles title, the same year Ash Barty won the women’s singles in what was an extra special year for the home fans.

Three years later Kyrgios is set to Melbourne Park but in very different circumstances as he appeared in his first Grand Slam since the 2022 US Open.

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that Kyrgios is set to do so with his protected ranking, according to sources close to the situation.

Rules state that players who have been injured for a prolonged period of time can apply to use their protected ranking rather than receive a wildcard.

Nick Kyrgios is due to play another tournament before the Australian Open

Before Kyrgios competes at the 2025 Australian Open, his first tournament back in action will be the Brisbane International, an event he won in 2018.

The tournament, which awards 250 ranking points to the winner, is one of the events used by players to fine tune their games ahead of the season’s first Grand Slam.

The Brisbane International is set to commence on December 29, 2024, with the final taking place on January 5, 2024.

Excited by the news, the tournament took to their tennis account on X and posted: “Welcome BACK, @NickKyrgios.”

Prior to the Brisbane International, Kyrgios stated his intentions to compete in the World Tennis League exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, which runs from December 19 to 22.