Nick Kyrgios’ return to the Australian Open is over after he and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles match.

Monday's first round match at the Australian Open was Kyrgios's first appearance at the tournament since 2022.

The 29-year-old’s Australian Open return was short-lived — and he warned it could be his last singles match in his homeland.

If this was the last Australian Open singles match of Nick Kyrgios' career — and, to be sure, it's hard to know with him, no matter what came out at his news conference — the big-hitting, big-talking tennis player went out rather quietly Monday night.