Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, right, and Thanasi Kokkinakis leave the court after retiring from their first ...

Injury-riddled Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios were forced to retire early in their men's doubles reunion at Melbourne Park after a set and a half.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis' Australian Open run has come to an end through retirement and it also didn't go without a bit of drama. On Thursday, the 2022 Australian Open winners made their return as a pair to Melbourne Park for the first time in three years.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis retired from their opening men's doubles match at the Australian Open against James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, dubbed the Special Ks, have pulled the pin on their doubles campaign and walked off the court.

Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition in St.

It means Hewitt has been forced to call up Aleksandar Vukic for his Davis Cup debut and recall doubles veterans John Peers and Matt Ebden. Vukic is playing the tennis of his life, making the third round of the Australian Open and surging to World No.66 in the ATP rankings.

World No 1 Jannik Sinner makes it 16 wins in a row; No 5 seed Daniil Medvedev dumped out of Australian Open by 19-year-old American Learner Tien in five-set epic; Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis p

Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues.

Jan 16, 2025; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Nick Kyrgios of Australia and Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia during their match against James Duckworth of Australia and Aleksandar Vukic of Australia in the first round of the men’s doubles at the 2025 ...

Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.

It was a miracle that they were even out there, but in the end a win was too much to ask of Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, who were unable to overcome their Aus Open injury issues. There was to be no repeat of the 2022 miracle run by the Special Ks ...