The Australian Open has closed its doors for another year, but the memories of the 2025 tournament still remain ever present.
Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open title after beating Alexander Zverev in the final, in what will be his last tournament until May.
After settling his appeal with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Sinner will be banned for three months until the Italian Open.
During his time away from the matchcourt, Sinner is set to train in Monte Carlo before returning to the ATP Tour at his home Masters 1000 event.
The women’s Australian Open singles champion has also not competed since last month, with Madison Keys still rising up the ranks despite her absence.
While Keys appears to be enjoying her time away from the matchcourt, another Australian Open winner has had to undergo surgery.
Thanasi Kokkinakis undergoes surgery due to ongoing injury
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios won the 2022 Australian Open doubles title together, but both have struggled with injuries in recent months.
After withdrawing from the Adelaide International, Kokkinakis admitted his concerns ahead of the Australian Open.
These concerns became a reality, with Kokkinakis suffering during his defeat to Jack Draper before retiring from his doubles match alongside the aforementioned Kyrgios.
Kokkinakis has not competed since then, and has now updated fans to reveal that he has undergone pectoral surgery in a bid to correct an ongoing surgery.
“Been struggling for a little while with this… Probably my toughest challenge to date,” Kokkinakis said on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“Trying to find answers to a ongoing Pec injury that I haven’t been able to fix. Let’s see how this goes. Thank You for all your ongoing support.”
What other surgeries has Thanasi Kokkinakis undergone?
Rafael Nadal backed Kokkinakis for big things during the early stages of his career, but injury has played a big role for the Australian since then.
Shoulder issues have particularly plagued the world number 84, having undergone surgery on it back in December 2015.
When speaking to the ATP Tour last year, Kokkinakis admitted that he was once close to quitting the sport.
“I was genuinely thinking about quitting,” said Kokkinakis. “I would play a few matches, and I was like, ‘I am so far off it’. I felt like a fish out of water on the court. And then even in practice, I remember I was like, ‘I don’t have many tournaments left’.”
“I think I had a few protected rankings left. So I was like I was going to use this for the Slams, pick up the cash and I think that could be [it for] me, especially for the time being.”
As it stands, Kokkinakis is still entered into Indian Wells and the Miami Open, but it seems inevitable that he will withdraw from both events.
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