Djokovic & Kyrgios to meet before Australian Open in a charity match

Djokovic & Kyrgios to meet before Australian Open in a charity match

by Sebastian Dahlman

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The thrilling Wimbledon final between Nick Kyrgios and nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will see its rematch in Australia

The two players will meet for the first time since their match in the All England Club and it will be for a good cause as they will play on Friday, January 13 at the Rod Laver Arena. The match will be part of the Perfect Practice, which will feature matches also of other athletes.

Denis Shapovalov will play against Holger Rune on Monday, and two highest-ranked American players, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula will meet on Tuesday. On Wednesday, there will be two matches as Felix Auger-Aliassime will play against Christian Garin, and Novak Djokovic will meet Daniil Medvedev in a highly-anticipated rematch of the Adelaide semifinal.

On Thursday, fans will be treated to four matches as Alexander Zverev will meet his good friend Dominic Thiem in the rematch of 2020 US Open final.

Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari will take care of another WTA match as the day will be filled with two more ATP matches. First, Stan Wawrinka will play against an opponent, which is yet to be announced, and Rafael Nadal will meet Hubert Hurkacz.

The Australian Tennis Foundation will receive proceeds from the $20 tickets.

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