Jan 15, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia plays a backhand during his match against Jack Draper of United Kingdom in the second round of the men's singles at the 2025 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis's bid to repeat their Australian Open doubles triumph of 2022 ended in retirement in on Thursday when the latter was unable to continue their first-round tie.
Kokkinakis was advised not to play the match against compatriots James Duckworth and Aleks Vukic after aggravating an arm injury in his five-set loss in the singles second round to Britain's Jack Draper on Wednesday.
