Thanasi Kokkinakis has made a startling confession ahead of reuniting with Nick Kyrgios in the men's doubles competition at the Australian Open. 9WWOS Tennis AustralianOpen
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis talk tactics in last year's second-round Australian Open doubles win. "No, I don't," he said with a laugh."I remember people messaged me after every match we won being like, 'You're going to win this thing'."It became a possibility from the quarter-finals. I legit thought, 'We can be better than these guys. We can win'."If I was to say I'm expecting to back it up, I'd be lying.
In spite of his disbelieving outlook, Kokkinakis said the duo would do everything within their means to repeat last year's heroics, even while funneling their efforts into their respective singles campaigns."Hopefully we're both healthy going into it." Kokkinakis and Kyrgios will play Colombia's Nicolas Barrientos and Uruguay's Ariel Behar in the first round.
After a fiery encounter with Croatian pairing Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic at last year's event, the Special Ks will not face them unless both progress to the final.Thirteen Australian women will make up the women's doubles draw, including Storm Hunter and the retiring Sam Stosur. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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