Nick Kyrgios returns to tennis in exhibition event ahead of US Open 2024

“I just want to inform everyone that I will be competing on the 22nd of August at the Forest Hill Stadium in New York,” Kyrgios said on his social media page. “I know it’s been a long time but my body is finally ready to get back out there and have some fun.”

Battling with knee and wrist injuries, Kyrgios had been actively performing media duties over the last few months leading to speculation on whether he would even return to the tennis court.

However, not only did he compete at the US Open Mixed Madness event, Kyrgios will now turn his focus towards the UTS in New York, another exhibition event, where he is set to face world No. 8 Casper Ruud of Norway.

The Ultimate Tennis Showdown will also feature Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan and fellow Australian Alex de Minaur. Meanwhile, Andrey Rublev and Gael Monfils will face each other in the first round.

The event in New York will be the second leg of the UTS Tour. The first leg, held in Oslo in February, was won by Andrey Rublev.

Although the final entries for the US Open 2024 tennis tournament are yet to be announced, Nick Kyrgios is not expected to take part in the final Grand Slam event of the year.