Injuries were never going to get in the way of Nick Kyrgios’ quest to win a singles grand slam title – and they certainly weren’t going to push him into retirement.

Kyrgios was restricted to just one singles tour match in the past two years as he battled knee and wrist injuries.

The former world No.12 underwent three surgeries in his time off the court and was informed by surgeons he would likely have to hang up the racquet forever.

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Given an 18-month recovery time, Kyrgios is proud to admit that he is ready to return to the game he loves most.

“Honestly, this is probably the best I’ve felt in two years,” he told 9News Melbourne.

“I played that amazing year in 2022. Then at the finals in Wimbledon and US Open that’s when I started feeling some issues in my wrist. I had that wrist reconstruction and now I’m feeling amazing.

“It was a 15 miracle per cent chance that I was going to get back to playing at this level and here we are.

“To get back out there in front of the home fans is going to be sick.”

His journey back to the court has not been as simple as he’d hoped.

Kyrgios has openly discussed his struggle to find motivation to pursue his sport, with his time on the sidelines doing him no favours.

The 29-year-old said the physical and mental toll of his rehabilitation path left him at times lacking faith of ever returning, but the idea of retirement kept him going.

“Physically it was brutal,” Kyrgios said.

“Mentally, I wasn’t going to allow myself [to give up].

“I always have wanted to leave the game of tennis myself. I wasn’t going to let this injury be the dictator of if I would ever play again.”

Kyrgios had to return to basics in a bid to revive his career, hitting balls used for “under-10s training” before joining some of the world’s best for sessions at the Sydney Challenger event.

“I honestly didn’t feel improvement in my wrist,” he said.

“I started hitting fluffy balls that under-10s used to learn on. I had to teach my right wrist all over again.”

He said while retirement was a motivator for his return, all achievements in his career from this point on would be a “bonus” prize for the hardships he’d endured.

“I’ve already won in my eyes,” he said.

“Now everything I do on the tennis court whether I win a match or a tournament or anything like that is going to be a bonus.”

Kyrgios is expected to play at the 2025 Australian Open.