Thanasi Kokkinakis fights back tears after breaking six-year Australian Open drought – Wide World of Sports

Australian star Thanasi Kokkinakis has broken down in tears on court after claiming his first win at the Australian Open since 2015.
Kokkinakis’ career has been cruelled by injuries since he broke through into the top 100 six years ago, with his current ranking of 267 his lowest since 2017.
He was forced to retire hurt in his last appearance in Melbourne back in 2019, before missing the tournament all together last year, but marked his return with a 6-4 6-1 6-1 demolition job of first-round opponent…

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