Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis raced to the side of a ball boy who was on the receiving end of a 208km/h serve at the Adelaide International. 7NEWS
Cressy offered an apologetic wave while Kokkinakis walked over to check on the ball boy, briefly speaking to him before giving him an encouraging fist bump.“Kids got nuts,” Kokkinakis wrote.A winner and semi-finalist in the two back-to-back events here last year, he again relished the opportunity to play in front of an appreciative audience, registering a 7-6 7-6 victory over the towering American.
Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia with a ball boy who was hit by a ball as he competes against Maxime Cressy of the USA during day two of the 2023 Adelaide International.“I had an incredible summer here last year, starting off in Adelaide and with the doubles as a cherry on top,” he said.“I’m hoping to just try my a*** off every match.”
While he didn’t quite hit the dizzy heights of another tournament win in 2022, he did become ensconced in the top 100. Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia celebrates the win over Maxime Cressy of the USA during day two of the 2023 Adelaide International.Yet he didn’t face a break point in the opener and rode the crowd as well as his monster forehand when needed to bounce back in the second.
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