The 29-year-old has endured a wretched run of injuries and was hampered by an abdominal issue on Monday night. Fans packed John Cain Arena to get a glimpse of Kyrgios playing his first grand slam since the US Open in 2022, and the Aussie had plenty of home support.

After a disappointing return to the Australian Open, Nick Kyrgios appears to have retirement on the mind. The 29-year-old Australian tennis star said his return to the tournament — after taking more than two years to recover from an injury — on Monday, Jan. 13 may have been his last time playing a singles match in Australia.

Jacob Fearnley has defeated Nick Kyrgios in the first round of the Australia Open in Melbourne. The up-and-coming Scot recorded a straight-sets victory to book a place in the second round in his tournament debut. He defeated the Australian star 3-0 after two tie-breakers in a 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 win at the Join Cain Arena on Monday.

If this was the last Australian Open singles match of Nick Kyrgios' career — and, to be sure, it's hard to know with him, no matter what came out at his news conference — the big-hitting, big-talking tennis player went out rather quietly Monday night.

After surgery and close to 16 months of around-the-clock rehabilitation, things began looking up for Nick Kyrgios. And yet here he is, dealing with pain once more.

After months of interminable hype and speculation, Nick Kyrgios finally made his grand return to the Australian Open. Despite having a low bar set for him after missing almost two full years, Kyrgios still laid an egg in front of his home crowd in Melbourne.

Nick Kyrgios hints at retirement after Australian Open defeat to Jacob Fearnley - Kyrgios is hoping to compete at this summer’s Wimbledon but said he may have played singles at the Australian Open for

Britain's Jacob Fearnley produced an Australian Open shock on Monday by knocking out Nick Kyrgios on his much-anticipated return at his home Grand Slam.