By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, December 6, 2024
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Familiar faces will make Happy Slam returns next month.
New mom Belinda Bencic and 2022 AO doubles champion Nick Kyrgios will both play the 2025 Australian Open on protected rankings, the tournament announced.
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The 27-year-old Bencic, who gave birth to daughter Bella on April 23rd, is a 2019 US Open semifinalist.
In her last season of Grand Slam competition in 2023, Bencic reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
Former Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios will launch his Tour-level comeback at Brisbane next month in preparation for his highly-anticipated AO return. Kyrgios partnered good buddy Thanasi Kokkinakis to the 2022 Australian Open doubles championship.
The 29-year-old Kyrgios, whose last…
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