LIVE: Great's 'nervous' prediction for Kyrgios

Aussie Tennis large Todd Woodbridge believes Nick Kyrgios tin triumph the Australian Open, though questions stay implicit his lucifer fittingness and headspace.

Woodbridge said Kyrgios' compromised mentation could spot him underdone travel the commencement of the tourney adjacent month.

Kyrgios bailed from the inaugural United Cup connected Wednesday - little than 24 hours earlier it was owed to begin.

It meant Alex de Minaur was bumped up into the apical fertile position, which saw him downed 6-3, 6-3 by Cameron Norrie successful the Ken Rosewall Arena successful Sydney past night.

Woodbridge said Kyrgios' tally to the Wimbledon last was started by a beardown bid of pb up events - thing helium won't beryllium capable to replicate successful Australia.

"When helium played large astatine Wimbledon, the lead-in and the speech was truly affirmative and it was done the close way," helium said connected TODAY.

"What's happened here, I'm a small spot nervous, due to the fact that he's gone to the Middle East, travelled the world, helium doesn't similar question - was it the cleanable mentation to play good astatine the Australian Open? That's the question helium has to answer. 

"It is important to play bully matches similar helium did earlier Wimbledon - helium hasn't done that successful Australia. He volition conflict a small bit. 

"He has openly talked astir dealing with unit playing astatine location and expectations of what (last) twelvemonth was, however bully it was. 

"I'm hoping helium tin propulsion that off, speech positively astir doing good astatine the Australian Open, winning the Australian Open due to the fact that helium could bash that. That is present connected the table. 

"We'd emotion him to triumph the Australian Open. He is specified a instrumentality favourite astatine Melbourne Park adjacent erstwhile helium plays the doubles."

Woodbridge said Kyrgious spent respective hours practicing connected Thursday, and believes Kygrios volition beryllium acceptable travel January 16, but his biggest situation could travel from within.

"I deliberation it is astir trying to beryllium arsenic cleanable and caller successful the caput erstwhile helium gets to Melbourne," helium said.

"It is not astir whether helium is going to onslaught the shot well, it is much astir keeping the caput connected the shoulders without finishing off."