
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios enjoyed a memorable doubles team debut Monday at the Brisbane International presented by Evie. Now the stars will return to the court Tuesday for their first singles match of the season.
Nick Kyrgios will be first up of the duo. The Australian will face big-serving Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard not before 2:30 p.m.. It will be Kyrgios' first singles match since Stuttgart in June 2023.
Mpetshi Perricard was named Most Improved Player of the Year in the 2024 ATP Awards. It will be the pair's first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.
Djokovic will play his first singles match since the Rolex Shanghai Masters when he takes on Australian wild card Rinky Hijikata not before 5:30 p.m. The Serbian is pursuing his 100th tour-level title this week.
For the full Tuesday Brisbane schedule, see below.
Pat Rafter Arena - start 11 a.m.
WTA - [4] Paula Badosa (ESP) vs Elina Avanesyan (ARM)
WTA - [1] Aryna Sabalenka vs Renata Zarazua (MEX)
Not Before 2:30 p.m.
ATP - Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) vs Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
Not Before 5:30 p.m.
ATP - [1] Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs [WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)
Show Court 1 - start 11 a.m.
ATP - Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) vs [7] Alexei Popyrin (AUS)
ATP - [4] Frances Tiafoe (USA) vs [WC] Adam Walton (AUS)
WTA - Anna Blinkova vs [8] Mirra Andreeva
WTA - Marie Bouzkova (CZE) vs [7] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
WTA - vs [14] Ekaterina Alexandrova
Show Court 2 - start 11 a.m.
WTA - McCartney Kessler (USA) vs [15] Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
WTA - [6] Anna Kalinskaya vs Ashlyn Krueger (USA)
ATP - Arthur Cazaux (FRA) vs [5] Sebastian Korda (USA)
ATP - [Q] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA)
WTA - [5] Diana Shnaider vs Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
Court 10 - start 11 a.m.
ATP - [Q] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) vs Reilly Opelka (USA)
ATP - Jakub Mensik (CZE) vs [Q] Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ)
WTA - Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Yana Sizikova vs [2] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva
Not Before 4 p.m.
ATP - Manuel Guinard (FRA) / Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) vs [5] Julian Cash (GBR) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)
Court 14 - start 11 a.m.
ATP - Alex Michelsen (USA) / Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) vs James Duckworth (AUS) / Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
ATP - Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli (IND) / Robin Haase (NED) vs Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS)
ATP - Victor Cornea (ROU) / Mariano Navone (ARG) vs [3] Nathaniel Lammons (USA) / Jackson Withrow (USA)