Three more Australians have progressed to the second round at the US Open, including Thanasi Kokkinakis stunning the 11th seed in New York.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has vowed to try and make up for the lost years to injury midway through his career after beating a top-20 rival in a second straight grand slam.
“It was physical out there. I have a tendency to sometimes drags these matches on, and have some real long battles, but I just tried to stay focused, stay the course and play every point. I’ve had a couple – a lot – of losses when I’ve been in winning positions, so that one is all relief and mental , so I’m super excited.
World No.86 Kokkinakis, who reached the US Open junior final against Borna Coric 11 years ago, has never realised his immense potential for various reasons, including injuries, illness and some complacency at times.The Tsitsipas triumph comes hot on the heels of his five-set thriller against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime in the opening round of Wimbledon last month, before another knee injury in a mid-match fall saw him withdraw in his next contest.
“Everyone is so good here, from top to bottom … so I’m not taking it for granted. I’m just trying to go as well as I can and put as much effort into this sport as I can. I’ve maybe taken it a bit for granted a little bit in the past when I was a bit younger, so I’m just giving it a go.
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