{"id":267893,"date":"2024-12-31T22:06:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T22:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/novak-djokovic-shares-his-feelings-on-nick-kyrgios-after-opening-doubles-win-in-brisbane\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:51","slug":"novak-djokovic-shares-his-feelings-on-nick-kyrgios-after-opening-doubles-win-in-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/31\/novak-djokovic-shares-his-feelings-on-nick-kyrgios-after-opening-doubles-win-in-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic shares his feelings on Nick Kyrgios after opening doubles win in Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4708839\" data-slug-id=\"2300306\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Novak Djokovic shared his feelings about teaming up with Nick Kyrgios for doubles at the 2025 Brisbane International. Both players will also compete in singles at the ATP 250 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic and Kyrgios took to the court on Monday, December 30, marking the former&#8217;s first match of 2025 and latter&#8217;s return after 18 months. The pair received a doubles wild card and faced Andreas Miles and Alexander Erler, triumphing 6-4, 6-7(4), 10-8 in a thrilling encounter lasting one hour and 48 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Following their win, Djokovic, during the on-court interview that had the crowd buzzing, described it as a &#8220;pleasure&#8221; to play alongside Kyrgios and admitted he was mostly following the Aussie&#8217;s lead throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI want to thank Nick for playing. He said the other day it should be a pleasure to play with him. And it is. It is a pleasure,\u201d the Serb said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m glad to share the court with him on his comeback. I haven\u2019t played many doubles matches in the last 5 years. Whatever Nick was saying I was following actually,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Djokovic&#8217;s comments came in response to Kyrgios&#8217; remarks before their doubles campaign in Brisbane, where the Aussie had told the media:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI mean, everyone thinks it&#8217;s a pleasure playing with him, it&#8217;s actually a pleasure playing with me, let&#8217;s be real.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios to lock horns with Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus in Brisbane International doubles 2R<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic (L) and Nick Kyrgios pictured at the 2025 Brisbane International | Image Source: Getty\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic (L) and Nick Kyrgios pictured at the 2025 Brisbane International | Image Source: Getty\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/8e67d-17355629810466-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201279%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Novak Djokovic (L) and Nick Kyrgios pictured at the 2025 Brisbane International | Image Source: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios are set to face Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus in the second round of doubles at the 2025 Brisbane International. Mektic and Venus received a bye and will begin their campaign on December 31.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic and Kyrgios will also start their singles campaigns tomorrow, with the Serb facing Rinky Hijikata and the Aussie taking on Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. After their stint in Brisbane, both will head to Melbourne for the Australian Open, which begins on January 12.<\/p>\n<p>The Serb is aiming for a record 25th Grand Slam at the first Major of the year, where he seeks to break Margaret Court&#8217;s record. 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