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.

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 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 was warned for "bending the rules" as he called the physio during his marathon battle with Jack Draper in Melbourne.

Everything is heating up at Melbourne Park now as we move into the second round of the Australian Open. That means more upsets, more tantrums and more blockbuster matches - including today’s big name offerings of Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and a host of Australians.

Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has stunned his opponent with an amazing act of sportsmanship at a critical moment of their second-round Australian Open clash. British No.15 seed Jack Draper was serving at two sets to one down, and trailing by a break in the fourth when he was about to be denied a certain point after a long rally.

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.

Jack Draper expects hostile Australian Open crowd against Thanasi Kokkinakis - The 15th seed will face home favourite Kokkinakis on Wednesday, while Jacob Fearnley, Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart are also in second-round action.

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.

Thanasi Kokkinakis (No. 71) will face Jack Draper (No. 18) in the Round of 64 at the Australian Open on Tuesday, January 14.In Draper’s most recent action, he lost to Ugo Humbert 5-7, 1-2 in

World No 1 Jannik Sinner makes it 16 wins in a row; No 5 seed Daniil Medvedev dumped out of Australian Open by 19-year-old American Learner Tien in five-set epic; Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis p

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.