Doubles tennis rarely receives much attention in the first week of a grand slam, but that's not the case at this year's Australian Open. Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios are set to team up at the AO for the first time since taking out the men's doubles in 2022.

Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.

Kokkinakis was hampered by a long-standing pectoral injury as he went down 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-3 5-7 3-6 to Jack Draper in a four-hour-and-35-minute heartbreaker. Speaking after the match, Kokkinakis said he wouldn't even be able to lift his right arm to serve on Thursday night.

And then there was one.A total of 22 Aussie players started the tournament across the men's and women's singles main draws at this year's Australian Open.However, it's been a tough trot for the crowd favourites,

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have been forced to retire from their first-round match due to injury concerns. Kokkinakis' pectoral injury was pivotal in the decision, handing victory to fellow Australians Aleksandar Vukic and James Duckworth.

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