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Murray and Kokkinakis pick up Australian Open wildcards – The Age
After being curtailed by injury and illness in recent years, three-time major winner Andy Murray and Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis are among the latest Australian…
Another player curtailed by injury and illness in recent years, Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis, is also one of eight freshly-announced wildcards.
Without the benefit of an wildcard playoff event this year to help finalise selection, Tennis Australia have allocated seven of the eight wildcard spots in the men’s and women’s main draws for the rescheduled major, which starts on February 8.
Thanasi Kokkinakis pulled out of the 2019 Australian Open after suffering soreness.Credit:Eddie Jim
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