Thanasi Kokkinakis eyes Australian Open recovery after Adelaide International exit

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Thanasi Kokkinakis has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the Adelaide International to focus on recovering from a shoulder injury in time for the Australian Open.

Kokkinakis withdrew from his home tournament ahead of his quarterfinal match against second seed Sebastian Korda due to the recurring shoulder injury.

The 28-year-old sustained the injury during his gruelling round of 16 win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday, January 8, where he delivered 23 aces and numerous winners in front of an electrifying home crowd.

Despite efforts to recover, Kokkinakis said he was in worse condition on Thursday morning.

“Unfortunately, I was in a lot of pain last night… it just crept up on me,” he told The Advertiser.

“I’m already looking forward to next year… the next goal is to try and see if I can be ready for next week’s Australian Open.”

The withdrawal leaves Sebastian Korda to progress to today’s semi-final against Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, who defeated Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets.

Source: The Advertiser

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