Brisbane drawn with Djokovic, Kyrgios and South American duel

The fate is known for the ATP 250 in Brisbane, a competition that also begins the 2025 season from December 29 to January 5.

And from the start, there will be a South American duel. From the start, the Argentine Mariano Navone (47th) will face the Chilean Nicolás Jarry (35th).

The curious thing is that the winner can face Alejandro Tabilo (23rd)the other Chilean. The Toronto native was seeded sixth and will start the action against a rival from qualifying.

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic, top seed as world No. 7, will face Australian guest Rinky Hijikata in the first round.

The Serbian will make his second appearance at the ATP 250 tournament in Brisbane. In the 2009 edition he was defeated by Ernests Gulbis in the first round.

The second seed, Grigor Dimitrov, two-time champion in Brisbane, will face a player from the classification.

Holger Rune, who is seeded third and lost to Dimitrov in the 2024 final, faces Jiri Lehecka. The Dane was in the bottom half of the draw with Dimitrov, while fourth seed Frances Tiafoe is in the top half with Djokovic.

Besides, Nick Kyrgios will play against rising 21-year-old French server Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The 29-year-old Australian will use protected ranking in his second match since October 2022.

The tournament, which will be played on the hard courts of the Queensland Tennis Centre, will distribute a total of $766,290.