Andrey Rublev and Grigor Dimitrov will be part of the ATP Player Advisory Council. This group is the voice of the players on tour and has the ability to make tour-wide decisions.

Here are the newly elected members

• 1-50 Singles: Andrey Rublev & Grigor Dimitrov
• 51-100 Singles: Pedro Martinez & Bernabe Zapata Miralles
• 1-25 Doubles: Wesley Koolhof
• 1-75 Doubles: Harri Heliovaara
• At-Large: Pedro Cachin & Matt Ebden
• Coach Representative: Daniel Vallverdu
• Alumni Representative: Nicolas Pereira

The three big names on the list are Andrey Rublev, Grigor Dimitrov, and Wesley Koolhof (who finished as doubles world number 1 in 2022). The members are elected by the group they represent – Rublev and Dimitrov were elected by players ranked between 1 and 50 on the singles tour.

Novak Djokovic was in the Council but left the position to start a competing The Professional Tennis Players Association which he founded with Vasek Pospisil.

Nick Kyrgios has undergone knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus and cyst and will be out of action until March. He is targeting his return at Indian Wells. He will be recovering at his home in Canberra and spending time with his family. 

Kyrgios decided not to take the court at the Australian Open at the advice of his physio Will Maher. A routine MRI revealed the damage to the knee and Kyrgios decided to undergo surgery rather than risk his knee by playing at the Australian Open.

After an impressive 2022 season in which he reached the singles finals at Wimbledon and won the Australian Open doubles titles, with fellow Aussie  Thanasi Kokkinakis, it was a disappointment for Nick Kyrgios to withdraw from his home slam. Tue to his style, though he couldn’t play at the Australian Open, he has been very active on social media.