Despite a disappointing early round loss at the 2025 Australian Open, tennis ace Nick Kyrgios appears to be in good spirits as he lavished praise of tennis legends, Serena Williams and Roger Federer.

For every Roger Federer and Chris Evert to have graced the courts of the world, there lurks a racquet-wielding tinderbox.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Love him or hate him, Nick Kyrgios is good for tennis and the sport will get a boost from his return to Grand Slam action at the Australian Open — or so he says.

Nick Kyrgios, a sensational character in tennis, has a unique style that sets ... The Australian is very talented with the racket in hand, and he has proven that he can play on big occasions ...

In a sport crying out for character Shelton is its 193cm saviour. In his run to the US Open semi-finals in 2023, Shelton ...

but will lap up every minute when the tennis maverick returns to his home major at Melbourne Park next week. Using a protected ranking, Kyrgios will be looking to make a racket at the Australian ...

Britain's Cameron Norrie avoided disqualification for throwing his racket into the crowd during ... in 2022 in his fiery match with Nick Kyrgios. "I wasn't meaning to do that but it's still ...

Kyrgios could barely hold a racket in 2023 due to a ruptured ligament ... while posting hot-takes on social media about doping in tennis. But there is genuine excitement that Kyrgios is back ...

So, in honour of notorious racquet smasher Daniil Medvedev ... but if you are ever in need of the facilities during a tennis tournament, and you see Nick Kyrgios coming, it might be worth ...

That's not tennis to me. That's not sport ... and analyst waiting for him when he decides to put down the racquet. We hope Kyrgios returns to whip up John Cain Arena into a frenzy once again ...

Behind some spirited Kyrgios returning and deadly kick serves they had the match on their racquet. The Australian ... in my arm (from surgery); not one tennis player has ever had this surgery ...