It's a good question, but without an answer. Certainly, in the Entry List of the tournament, he does not appear, even using the protected ranking. However, it is true that we will have him playing some exhibitions in the preceding weeks. So, will Nick Kyrgios be at the next Australian Open? Not even Craig Tiley knows.
"I don't know, we'll have to wait and see," the Australian explained in The Tennis. "He is playing, which is good, he has participated in some previous tournaments, and I know he wants to play this summer. If he wants to play this summer, it means he wants to play the Australian Open, but there is still a long way to go. I think he has already fulfilled the period of the protected ranking, so he will need an invitation to play," he assessed.
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