Nick Kyrgios is prepared to sacrifice his Australian Open doubles title defence with Thanasi Kokkinakis when push comes to shove in his singles campaign
Partnership with Thanasi Kokkinakis could fall by wayside
“Definitely I think from both parties. If he’s going deep as well, which he’s more than capable of doing I think that we’re going to have to,” Kyrgios told reporters on Thursday. “We’re singles players at heart and the doubles grand slam last year was just a flash in the pan, how we were able to do that.
Kyrgios’ lead-in has been limited by left knee and ankle injuries. The 27-year-old was an 11th-hour scratching from Australia’s United Cup team and also withdrew from the Adelaide International 2 event but is confident his body can hold up for at least his singles campaign.
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