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Kokkinakis withdraws from Australian Open singles
Australian hopes to play doubles on the season’s first main
January 15, 2026
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Thanasi Kokkinakis performed one singles match in Adelaide, the place he defeated Sebastian Korda.
By ATP Workers
Thanasi Kokkinakis introduced his withdrawal from the Australian Open singles occasion on Thursday.
“Sadly after talking with my group and docs I’ve made the choice to tug out of the @AustralianOpen singles,” Kokkinakis wrote on Instagram Tales. “After an extremely robust 12 months this was the occasion I used to be wanting ahead to essentially the most however I’m not prepared but. I’m doing the whole lot I can daily to be again to 100%.”
Kokkinakis performed his first singles match in almost a 12 months final week on the Adelaide Worldwide, the place he defeated Sebastian Korda in a final-set tie-break.
However all through the match, the Australian struggled together with his proper shoulder on the again of pectoral surgical procedure final February. He withdrew from Adelaide on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old hopes to compete in doubles at Melbourne Park. He gained the title with Nick Kyrgios in 2022.
“We’ll nonetheless try to step out for the doubles and have some enjoyable,” Kokkinakis wrote. “Thanks to everybody who helps me.”
