Nick Kyrgios is to return to the French Open for the first time in eight years, teaming up with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson to play the doubles tournament.
Kyrgios was not expected to head to Roland Garros later this month, having last played there in a second-round loss in 2017.
Plagued by injuries the 30-year-old has played only four singles matches this year, winning one at the Miami Open in March.
But he said he decided to go to Paris with Thompson’s regular doubles partner Max Purcell serving a doping ban.
“The French Open was never really on the cards,” Kyrgios told The Canberra Times. “But after the stuff with Max Purcell, Jordan was looking for a partner and he asked me if I wanted to play.
“We’ve played at the French Open before, so it’ll be good to get out there and play with another fellow Aussie and have a bit of fun.”
The French Open begins on May 25.
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