Nick Kyrgios, Matteo Berrettini and Caroline Wozniacki to play at Kooyong Classic
The Kooyong Classic isn’t going to be short on star power this year with several big names and grand slam champions set to play at the event ahead of the Australian Open. See the line-up.
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Italian Matteo Berrettini is the latest international star to join the Kooyong Classic’s bulging player roster.
The US Open semi-finalist has signed to join world No.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas at the former home of the Australian Open from Tuesday.
The emerging pairs headlines a decorated cast including grand slam champions Marin Cilic, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki.
Berrettini’s presence leaves AgBioEn tournament director Peter Johnston with the enviable challenge of balancing a match schedule to suit all participants.
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Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic, Nick Kyrgios, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric, Richard Gasquet, Ajla Tomljanovic and Coco Vandeweghe will also feature.
“It’s great to have Matteo on-board,” Johnston said. “He had a breakout season in 2019.
“He will bring charisma and a lot of firepower to Kooyong.
“The other great thing, too, is Nick Kyrgios’ excitement about returning to Kooyong despite having a busy and successful time in the ATP Cup.”
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Berrettini charged into the top 10 in October as the highest-ranked Italian male since 1978.
The right-hander clocked up two titles and 43 wins in 2019, winning Budapest and Stuttgart.
World No.2 Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal from the Adelaide International paves the way for the Serb to potentially seek matches at Kooyong.
The Classic runs from Tuesday to Thursday.