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Wednesday, Jul 30, 2025
Kyrgios' injury woes began after a stellar 2022 campaign in which he reached the Wimbledon final, won the Washington title and made the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.
Twice champion Rafael Nadal was named in the draw, having recently confirmed he will play at the warmup Brisbane International after a long injury lay-off.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since bowing out in the second round of this year's Australian Open when hampered by a hip flexor problem.
The win by the cool and collected Swiatek sets up a final showdown with American Jessica Pegula, and she can end the year on top if she is able to hoist the trophy
Tournament director Tiley also said Australian Nick Kyrgios could return at the Melbourne Park Grand Slam after he underwent knee surgery in January and suffered wrist and foot issues in an injury-plagued 2023.
Djokovic's coach Goran Ivanisevic said after the final that the world No. 1 battled the injury, which would have forced most players to quit.
The Serb also equalled Rafael Nadal's record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles with the win.
An 11th straight win of the year also means the Belarusian will return to a career-high ranking of number two behind Iga Swiatek, reaping the rewards of her improved mental stability and service to emerge as a genuine threat in big tournaments.
Nine-time champion Djokovic will meet third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's decider after the Greek booked his first final at Melbourne Park by beating Russian Karen Khachanov.
'I am here to support my son only. I had no intention of causing such headlines or disruption,' Srdjan Djokovic said in an emailed statement.
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