Tennis-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. Kokki
Krygios & 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.
Kyrgios, Kokkinakis retire injured in first-round doubles clash
Australian doubles pair James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic have eased into the second round of the men's doubles after opponents Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis retired during the second set of their match on John Cain Arena.
Kokkinakis set for surgery as Open doubles dream with Nick Kyrios dashed in early retirement
Kokkinakis defied doctors' orders to rekindle his partnership with Kyrgios - but the Special Ks only lasted one and a half sets.
'Doctor advised me not to': Why Kokkinakis played doubles with Kyrgios despite injury
After a brutal five-set defeat on Wednesday evening, Thanasi Kokkinakis admitted it was "unlikely" he would back up to play doubles with good friend Nick Kyrgios. But against the odds, the 'Special Ks' walked out on John Cain Arena on Thursday night for their first-round match.
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 doubles dream shattered after storm over 'pathetic' crowd act
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.
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
Kokkinakis injury set to scupper Kyrgios reunion
Thanasi Kokkinakis concedes his debilitating pectoral muscle injury will likely force him to pull out of his hotly-anticipated 'Special Ks' doubles reunion with Nick Kyrgios. While Alex de Minaur will headline the Australians in action on Thursday,
Kokkinakis admits future is 'bleak' after latest injury setback
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‘Don’t know if it’s going to cause harm’: Demon leaps to defence of Kokkinakis over $1.2m call
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Thanasi Kokkinakis 'bent stupid rule' in epic Jack Draper Australian Open clash
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Injury-cursed Kokkinakis casts doubt on future after heartbreaking Open loss
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Demon weighs in on Kokkinakis scheduling drama
Thanasi Kokkinakis' preparation for the Australian Open has been a significant talking point over the past few days. Alex de ...