Tennis Australia made it clear that they respect their government's recommendations and therefore advised its players against taking part in any tournaments taking place on Russian soil. After it was reported that Thanasi Kokkinakis apparently participated in an exhibition event staged in St.

The Australian tennis star was paid to play in the unofficial event, which was backed by a state-owned energy company blacklisted by the Australian government.

Kokkinakis came close to the feat against Jack Draper at the 2025 Australian Open, but the support of his fans was not enough to complete the job. Thanasi came within one service game of victory, before surrendering with a score of 6-7 6-3 3-6 7-5 6-3 also due to an injury.

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.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, right, and Thanasi Kokkinakis leave the court after retiring from their first ...

Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition in St.

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 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,

Thanasi Kokkinakis says he feels like he’s “letting people down”, with the doubles reunion of his 2022 Australian Open winning partner Nick Kyrgios “unlikely” after he suffered a recurrence of a pectoral injury in his second round loss at Melbourne Park.

Australia’s Alex de Minaur has also come out in defence of fellow country Thanasi Kokkinakis, who has received criticism about prioritising exhibition events before preparing for the mega-events.

Thanasi Kokkinakis receives treatment during his second round match against Jack Draper. AP Alexei Popyrin and Jordan Thompson also joined De Minaur in the grand slam’s list of 32 seeded ...

Record crowds roamed Melbourne Park, new stars emerged, and old ones wound back the clock. Revellers had fun at the party court, but the same conduct was not welcomed by the players as it bled into the big matches.