The 29-year-old’s Australian Open return was short-lived — and he warned it could be his last singles match in his homeland.

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.

Nick Kyrgios has fuelled further discussion about the future of his tennis career as he said that he was "weighing up his options".

The apologetic Aussie was plainly ‘shattered’ to tell his great mate Nick Kyrgios it was all over. Thanasi Kokkinakis’ dream of repeating his stunning Australian Open doubles success with Nick Kyrgios has been dashed by his debilitating pectoral muscle injury.

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.

Aleksandar Vukic has taken top-ranked Brit Jack Draper to the brink in the third round of the Australian Open before being edged in a fifth-set tiebreak.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are back in the Australian Open men's doubles draw for the first time since winning the title in

Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues.

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,

Aleksandar Vukic lost the match but won admirers around the world after playing "some of the best tennis you will see."

Unsung Sydneysider Aleksandar Vukic has set his sights on a Davis Cup call-up after a breakout performance at the Australian Open