Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios dream shattered

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis retire from their Australian Open doubles match
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.
Thanasi Kokkinakis delivers brutal new blow to Lleyton Hewitt after Nick Kyrgios rips umpire act
Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.
Thanasi Kokkinakis makes sad admission after devastating Australian Open loss to Jack Draper
A seething Thanasi Kokkinakis has described his ongoing pectoral muscle issues as “physical and mental torture” after losing a five-set epic at the Australian Open.
Special K's reunion ends in retirement as injured Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis bow out at Australian Open
Winning the Australian Open in 2022, the childhood friends Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis had a dream run at Melbourne Park but it ended in disaster on their return on Thursday.
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios dream shattered after storm over 'pathetic' act at Aus Open
Kokkinakis was hampered by a long-standing pectoral injury as he went down 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-3 5-7 3-6 to Jack Draper in a four-hour-and-35-minute heartbreaker. Speaking after the match, Kokkinakis said he wouldn't even be able to lift his right arm to serve on Thursday night.
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Thanasi Kokkinakis has seen his Australian Open campaign ended in the second round by Brit Jack Draper. The popular Aussie, who battled to a gutsy four-set win over Roman Safiullin in the previous round,
Kyrgios & Kokkinakis retire injured from doubles
Thanasi Kokkinakis says a doctor advised him not to play before he and Nick Kyrgios retired injured in the men doubles first round at the Australian Open.
Kokkinakis injury ends 'Special K' doubles reunion in first round
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis's bid to repeat their Australian Open doubles triumph of 2022 ended in retirement in on Thursday when the latter was unable to continue their first-round tie.
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Thanasi Kokkinakis goes down to Jack Draper at Australian Open after stunning act of sportsmanship
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Jack Draper fed off ‘abuse from the crowd’ in victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis
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Injury-cursed Kokkinakis casts doubt on future after heartbreaking Open loss
An anguished Thanasi Kokkinakis has cast serious doubt on his playing future as a chronic pectoral injury threatens to ...
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Demon weighs in on Kokkinakis scheduling drama
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Jack Draper revels in ‘abuse’ from Australian Open fans during Thanasi Kokkinakis win
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