Doubles tennis rarely receives much attention in the first week of a grand slam, but that's not the case at this year's Australian Open. Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios are set to team up at the AO for the first time since taking out the men's doubles in 2022.
Nick Kyrgios has fuelled further discussion about the future of his tennis career as he said that he was "weighing up his options".
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.
The apologetic Aussie was plainly ‘shattered’ to tell his great mate Nick Kyrgios it was all over. Thanasi Kokkinakis’ dream of repeating his stunning Australian Open doubles success with Nick Kyrgios has been dashed by his debilitating pectoral muscle injury.
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.
And then there was one.A total of 22 Aussie players started the tournament across the men's and women's singles main draws at this year's Australian Open.However, it's been a tough trot for the crowd favourites,
Aleksandar Vukic lost the match but won admirers around the world after playing "some of the best tennis you will see."
Thanasi Kokkinakis didn't have great news after retiring injured from his Australian Open men's doubles clash with Nick Kyrgios, revealing that he will need "a serious surgical procedure" after going against the doctors and going out to the court.
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have been forced to retire from their first-round match due to injury concerns. Kokkinakis' pectoral injury was pivotal in the decision, handing victory to fellow Australians Aleksandar Vukic and James Duckworth.
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The Australian, out in the men's singles and men's doubles of the Australian Open 2025, has cast doubt on his comeback in Melbourne and his future as a men's singles player, after the end of this seas