“Obviously being home, but being able to play in Sydney, in front of the home fans, my family, my friends, there’s nothing more that I love,” Kyrgios said.
Australia will begin group play against Britain in Sydney on Thursday, with Kyrgios taking on Cameron Norrie. He’ll then face Rafael Nadal on Jan. 2 when Australia takes on Spain.
“To be honest I’ve never really played that great in Sydney, but I’m hoping I’m going to change that narrative at the start of the year,” Kyrgios said. “Just playing in Australia in general is special. The tour is a long grind and it’s rarely in Australia, so I’m definitely not going to take it for granted.”
Top-seeded Greece is led by world No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas and No. 6-ranked woman Maria Sakkari. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz will lead second-seeded Poland, with third-seeded United States featuring world No. 3 Jessica Pegula, ninth-ranked Taylor Fritz, world No. 11 Madison Keys and No. 19 Frances Tiafoe.
Nadal will team with world No. 13 Paula Badosa for Spain, while Italy will have world No.16 Matteo Berrettini and Martina Trevisan.