Last remaining Australian loses in four sets to Karen KhachanovRousing third set suggested a comeback win for injury-plagued player
Those are just some of the reasons he, to quote Kokkinakis after his five set win over former champion Stan Wawrinka on Wednesday, “went missing for the last sort of five years”.
Kokkinakis is far more experienced than his run to the third round in Paris when beaten by Novak Djokovic in 2015. Not long after that he achieved his career high ranking of 69.But on exiting a grand slam that has been played under glorious blue skies, there is clearly hope of a brighter path ahead for Kokkinakis.The Australian, whose live ranking sits in the 80s, is in the top 40 ranking points earners for the year and has claims for the wildcard based on his recent results.
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