pThe stakes were a little lower than when they last faced off on the grounds of The All England Club, but a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nick-kyrgios/ke17/overview'Nick Kyrgios/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a still drew a crowd at SW19 Friday when they stepped out for a light-hearted practice session./pp
Djokovic is chasing a record-tying eighth a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a singles title this fortnight, while Kyrgios' presence has been limited to the commentary booth. Nonetheless, the pair enjoyed a light-hearted hit on the practice courts in front of delighted fans. /p[ATP APP]p
Djokovic defeated Kyrgios in the 2022 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a final. /pp
The players engaged in friendly banter, with Djokovic imitating Kyrgios' serve and grunt at one point. /pp
"Feel like a little kid again," Kyrgios wrote on X ahead of the session. "Feeling excited. Long way back from this surgery!" /pp
Kyrgios is one of few players with a winning record against Djokovic, boasting a 2-1 lead in their Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry. /pp
Since October 2022, Kyrgios has played just one tour-level match (a loss to Wu Yibing in Stuttgart last year) after undergoing knee and wrist surgeries. /pp
Djokovic, No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings, is scheduled to play his third-round match at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a Saturday against another big-serving Australian, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexei-popyrin/p09z/overview'Alexei Popyrin/a. /ppnbsp;/p[NEWSLETTER FORM]
