A crestfallen Thanasi Kokkinakis will consult with medical specialists to see if a solution can be found to the pectoral problem that is threatening to cruel his potential.
The Australian charge at Roland Garros ended when Kokkinakis fell painfully short of forcing 11th seed Karen Khachanov to a deciding set in their third-round match on Friday night.
The 27-year-old said the muscle struggles to handle the intense workload that comes with grand slams and that surgery at some stage may be required to enable him to live up to his potential in majors. Thanasi Kokkinakis shows his emtions on his way to defeat at the hands of Karen Khachanov at the French Open.“I’m going to get a little bit of other advice, maybe some surgical stuff, and see what the result is, because I’m always limited a little bit when I try and back up matches.“It is probably not the first or second match, but it’s sort of third and fourth onwards kind of affects me a lot.”
Kokkinakis led the tie-breaker 4-1, but conceded momentum with a couple of errors and, despite saving one match point in remarkable fashion, he slipped to the ground on the second when shaping to hit a forehand.
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