The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup glistened in the sun as Batman and Snow White posed for photos, but it was Kyrgios who was king of the kids in the capital on Saturday.

The 24-year-old Canberran spent two hours mingling with tennis fans at the Community Tennis Day, giving away signed racquets, having hitting sessions with juniors and posing for photographs for anyone who stopped him at his home courts.

Kyrgios cut short his individual season and returned home to ensure he had recovered from a collarbone injury in time for the Davis Cup finals.

The World No.30 will join the Australian squad in Milan for a training camp next week, but he got some target practice and a runaround as some local kids kicked him back into gear.

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"It's a lot of fun. I grew up and played here everyday of my life," Kyrgios said.

"Coming out here for two hours of my day is a lot of fun. I just love to play with these kids and have a good time.

"I remember back in the day it wasn't the best but now the tennis courts are amazing, they're the same surface as the Australian Open so I'm pretty blessed with that.

"I'm just preparing to play the Davis Cup at the moment then come back here. Things are pretty serious at the moment but I'm ready for it."

Kyrgios will end an 18-month absence from the Australian team when the Davis Cup restarts in Madrid on later this month, but he's also poised to play a key role at the inaugural ATP Cup in January.

The introduction of the 24-nation competition has scuttled the Hopman Cup, Sydney International and the men's version of the Brisbane International.

The Canberra International will now be part of the ATP Challenger 125 series to be held alongside the inaugural ATP Cup, giving players another opportunity to bolster their preparations for the Australian Open.

The tournament will be the highest level Challenger event in Australia, while officials have also introduced a women's ITF World Tennis Tour event to run at the same time.

Tennis ACT boss Kim Kachel says the remodeled tournament "cements Canberra on the global tennis landscape" and hopes to host a strong contingent of the world's top-100 players.

"It's going to be huge. There's going to be a lot of players preparing for the Australian Open and if they're not playing in the ATP Cup then they'll be in Canberra," Kachel said.

"There will be a strong contingent of top-100 players and the women's event will have a whole load of emerging Australian and future champions.

"It's a chance for locals and those in the region to see some world class tennis."

Kyrgios helped Tennis ACT launch the remodeled event at the Lyneham facility and although he cannot compete in next year's edition of the tournament, he hasn't ruled out a future homecoming.

"I never thought in a million years there would be tournaments in my backyard," Kyrgios said.

"Having more tournaments in Australia is great as well. I think the one thing Australia didn't have enough of was tournaments and to have another one in Canberra is pretty special."

"I'll probably play doubles at some stage [in Canberra]. There's a couple of my friends who will probably play in it. It'll take a while but I think to play doubles would be pretty good.

"Jordan [Thompson] won the tournament here last year. The quality of players is high as well, they come from all around the world."

The Canberra International will take place from January 6 and tickets will be released in the coming weeks.