Up against the 17th seed, the Australian produced a fighting comeback that kept his Wimbledon dream alive, and might just spark his career.
Thanasi Kokkinakis is not ready to say it with any certainty, but he hopes he might finally be about to take off.
The second-round contest resumed at one-all in the fourth set on Wednesday afternoon – after another two-hour rain delay postponed the start of play – and the South Australian brought his A-game with him. A pep talk on Tuesday night from Brandon Walkin, who is helping coach him while his long-time mentor Todd Langman is away, further instilled the belief he could take a significant scalp.
“It’s just about being consistent through the whole year. It’s no secret that’s what I’ve always struggled with ... but I think when my game’s there and on the big stage, with great crowds, is where I love to play. The win over Auger-Aliassime – after a half-hour rain delay at 5-3 in the fourth set, then a shorter one following the first game of the decider – is his second over a top-20 opponent at a major, but first since upsetting world No.13 Ernests Gulbis at the Australian Open as an 18-year-old.It also avoided a wipeout for Australia on the tournament’s third day, after Jordan Thompson and Aleks Vukic bit the dust.
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