Crowd favorite, Thanasi Kokkinakis, was defeated by Bulgarian, Grigor Dimitrov in the second round of the Australian Open late last night, shattering any hopes he had of advancing through in another blockbuster win.
A sellout crowd at John Cain Arena on Thursday night couldn’t boost Kokkinakis to claim victory against the world No.13, who won 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4.
According to The New Daily, after a tough five-set thriller against the Austrian, Sebastian Ofner in the first round, Kokkinakis struggled early against a ferocious Dimitrov.
The 27-year-old South Australian continued to battle, however, especially in the fourth set, until he lost his serve, behind 4-5, allowing Dimitrov to serve out the match to love.
Dimitrov will play Portugal’s, Nuno Borges next, who defeated Spain’s 23rd seed, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his second round match up.
Source: The New Daily
