Moderate. He won his first main-draw singles match at the Australian Open since 2015 against Kwon Soon-woo in straight sets before losing to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a 4.5 hour, epic 5 set match. Oops! Maria Sakkari: "Giannis is my idol, he's carrying a team on his back", Tsitsipas Continues Barcelona Title Quest. Id prepared really well for the summer but got back to Adelaide after a training block and felt really flat. Thanasi Kokkinakis is an international professional Australian tennis player. This result improved his ranking inside the top 300 for the first time. Thanasi Kokkinakis was born to his Greek immigrant parents in Australia. 1, Novak Djokovic.[23]. "As you know, to win a match in a Slam for me now is very special. He was the champion at the 2019 ATP Finals, becoming the youngest winner of the year-end championships in eighteen years. He attended Scotch College throughout his upbringing in Adelaide. He won his maiden major title in the first round of the 2014 Australian Open against Igor Sijsling. He also reached the second round in the singles. According to the 2016 Australian census, Melbourne has the largest Greek population in Australia with 173,598 Greeks, making up 3.87% of Greater Melbourne's . The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Lopez rallied from two sets down to beat Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 5-7 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 and book a place in the Australian Open third round for the first time since 2016. Kokkinakis began his grass court season at the Queen's Club Championships after being awarded a last minute wildcard following the withdrawal of Kyle Edmund. 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THANASI . He is a foodie and he loves his shoes as well. New to Kayo? McLord Selasi McLord Selasi is a writer and editor at Abtc.ng. The Special Ks will fight for a spot in the US Open quarterfinals against No. Hes pretty much do everything but move but he was that much stronger than the other kids hed make them move. Unfortunately, this device does not support voice recording, Click the record button again to finish recording. You can contribute this audio pronunciation of Thanasi Kokkinakis to HowToPronounce dictionary. Tsitsipas Fends Off Kokkinakis in All-Greek Australian Open Battle, Stonehenge-Like Structure Discovered in Oman Desert, The 200 Greeks Executed by Nazis on May Day, Newly Discovered Busts Shed Light on Spains Ancient Tartessos People, American YouTuber Gets a Taste of Soccer Passion in Greece, The Legend of the 117-Year-Old Greek Who Grew New Hair and Teeth, Far Side of Mars Most Mysterious Moon Seen in New Images. Kokkinakis won his first singles title in Canada on July 13, defeating Fritz Wolmarans in the final. Thanasi Kokkinankis published an honest column in Fox Sports about his relationship with Nick Kyrgios. [9], Despite still being eligible, Kokkinakis elected not to play junior events in 2014 and instead focused on the men's tour. Register He then returned to play Futures in Australia where he reached back to back quarterfinals in the F5 and F6 events, losing to Luke Saville both times. Please In the semifinal, he was defeated by top seed & eventual champion Gal Monfils in straight sets. Congrats! Que maratona!Stefanos Tsitsipas vence batalha de longos 5 sets frente a Thanasi Kokkinakis.#AusOpenEurosport pic.twitter.com/4QaQJZdrgb, Eurosport Portugal (@EurosportTV_Por) February 11, 2021. Kokkinakis played his first clay court tournament of 2022 in Geneva, where in the first round, he upset Fabio Fognini in straight sets, then beat seventh seed Federico Delbonis in three sets to reach the quarterfinals. [47], After winning Manama Challenger, Kokkinakis returned to the top 100 and received a wildcard into the Dubai Championships. Thanasi Kokkinakis writes about Greek bond with Nick Kyrgios: "nothing has changed Greek National Opera arrives on the international stage with Wozzeck, Thaoo Penghlis: How a thirst for more drove him from Sydney to Hollywood, Andriana Petrakis recognised at the Tennis Awards in South Australia, Wins for Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari at the Madrid Open, Absolutely unacceptable: Man arrested over horrific referee attack in Sydney, Australians share thoughts ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, Lemnos Remembrance Trail expected to be opened in April 2024, Workers and unions march in Athens on Labor Day. All Rights Reserved, {{app['fromLang']['value']}} -> {{app['toLang']['value']}}, Pronunciation of Thanasi Kokkinakis with 1 audio pronunciations. Kokkinakis broke into the top 100 for the first time as a professional in 2015. Copyright Greekcitytimes 2023 All Rights Reserved. There was little love for him from the Rod Laver Arena crowd on Thursday, however, with fans firmly behind Adelaide-born Kokkinakis, the son of Greek immigrants. The injury kept him out of the 2019 French Open and Wimbledon. He is not very stable person but he is considered a good man. [10][11] Kokkinakis competed in the qualifying competition of the 2013 Australian Open, losing to Steve Johnson 1517 in the third set. Kokkinakis received a wildcard in the French Open qualifying rounds, where he made the final, and despite having match point in the third set, he lost to Ante Pavi, 64, 67, 57. He reached the semifinals, where he lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets. 2023 greek-names.info - Website design by. You've got the pronunciation of Thanasi Kokkinakis right. [25], Kokkinakis finished, 2015, with a ranking of 80. Tsitsipas set Melbourne's huge Greek community alight two years ago when he shocked Roger Federer on the way to the semi-finals at the Grand Slam. Kokkinakis was born in Adelaide to Greek immigrant parents, Trevor (Tryfon) from Kalamata, Greece and Voula (Paraskevi) from Tripoli, Greece. When theres no pressure hes one of my favourite guys to be around, chilling out and usually talking about our love of basketball. Register Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. A road runner type of player who has to be incredibly fit to make a lot of balls to have a chance, they have to work harder than Nick, who has so much easy power, reads the game so well, he just doesnt need as many hours on court. Congrats! After winning one title on the ATP Challenger Tour, he advanced to the fourth round of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time at the 2015 Indian Wells Masters. In the second round, Kokkinakis lost to top seed and eventual champion Djokovic, in straight sets.[45]. Australian Open: Gauff, Mmoh plot second-round upsets in Melbourne. In July, Kokkinakis lost in the first round at Atlanta and Los Cabos, but reached the final of the doubles in Los Cabos. Thanassis is a very common Greek male name; it is a nickname of the name Athanasios, which is not that commonly used in its full form. I went and got my bloods done, and found I had Epstein-Barr virus, with my liver and spleen damaged. Athanasius or Athanasios (Greek: ) is a Greek male name which means immortal. Kokkinakis was granted a singles wildcard at the Apia International, where he was scheduled to play Thompson in the first round, but withdrew due to injury. Besides, he is the best tennis player in the tennis ranking. We were both top of our age groups so wed get selected to travel overseas and just clicked. They were both born in the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece, in the cities of Kalamata and Tripoli, respectively. It is a Greek masculine name that means eternal life. He defeated Mikael Ymer in the quarterfinals to reach a first semifinal on the ATP Tour in almost five years. [40] He defeated Arthur Rinderknech in the final in three sets to win his first ATP Tour-level singles title.[41]. Earlier in the US Open, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis faced off in the first round of the singles tournament, with the former walking away with a comfortable 6-3 6-4 7-6 straight sets victory. This was the most Australians to progress to this stage at this major in 29 years, including their fellow Australians Ebden/Purcell, and the first time two all-Australian pairs contested the semifinals since 1985. [citation needed], Kokkinakis began 2014 in qualifying at the 2014 Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard.