Nick Kyrgios has confirmed he will make his long-awaited return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International.
The former world number 13 has played just one ATP Tour match in the past two years, battling ongoing injuries.
The Brisbane International will begin on December 29.
Looking forward to a day at the Brisbane International in early January,then a day at the AO on the 22nd,
By winning all five of his matches en route to the trophy, Sinner earned $4.8m (£3.8m) – the largest winner’s prize on the men’s tour.
He became the first Italian to win this tournament and went one step further than last year, when he lost the championship match to Novak Djokovic, who withdrew this time. He did so without dropping a set – which was last accomplished by Ivan Lendl in 1986.
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It was an incredible result this morning, Australia upsetting the USA in the Davis Cup quarters, go you good things! 
As first reported in Friday’s Herald Sun, a fast-paced tennis exhibition match called Red Bull Bassline will be held at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on January 7 next year, featuring six of the world’s top players.
Italy will meet Netherlands in the Davis Cup final.
Worth noting Andy Murray is exactly one week older than Djokovic (15/5/87 and 22/5/87, respectively).
Italy has won back-to-back Davis Cup titles.
Alex de Minaur and the Australian Open (with a prize) sponsorship are on the front of Sanitarium Weet-Bix boxes at the moment
Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month ban after she tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in an out-of-competition urine sample taken on August 12 this year. The ban includes the three-week provisional suspension she has already served, meaning she has seven days to serve and she will be free to compete again from next Wednesday, December 4.
Australian 19-time tennis major winner Neale Fraser, has died aged 91
The first round will be played January 31-February 2, immediately after the Australian Open which concludes in Melbourne on January 26.
Back-to-back champions Italy will host the Davis Cup finals for the next three years from 2025. Next year, the final 8 tournament will be held in Bologna.
Novak Djokovic is confirmed as the latest big name entrant in the next Brisbane International