- ABC News
- June 26, 2021
Nick Kyrgios has announced former world No. 1 Venus Williams will be his mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon as he makes his return to tennis. Kyrgios, 26, had tweeted on Tuesday implying he would be involved with the mixed doubles and confirmed his partner as Williams when asked during a pre-tournament press conference Saturday. "The mixed doubles pair of the tournament," he said. Williams is a two-time mixed doubles winner at Grand Slams, having won titles at the Australian Open and Roland Garros in 1998. Kyrgios, however, has never gone beyond the third round of a doubles tournament at a Grand Slam. His most recent partners were Amanda Anisimova at the 2020 Australian Open and Desirae Krawczyk at Wimbledon in 2019. In a 2017 interview, Williams mentioned Kyrgios as her dream doubles partner. As well as competing in the mixed doubles, both will compete in the singles events at the tournament starting on Monday. Kyrgios faces a tough first round...