Thanasi Kokkinakis is one of Nick Kyrgios' best friends on the ATP Tour. The former Wimbledon Championships finalist has drawn both criticism and support in recent months for his continued attacks on Jannik Sinner over the Italian's double positive test for the banned substance Clostebol at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

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.

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.

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.

I was distraught' - Kyrgios and Kokkinakis after retiring out of Australian Open. Posted: January 17, 2025 \. Tennis Australian Open Kyrgios Double