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Kokkinakis
won in style
While most tennis players are paid handsomely to wear certain brands, Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis went a bit more bargain basement for this year s Australian Open.
The 24-year-old South Australian has had a tough time battling injuries in recent years, and had dropped to No.267 in the world by the start of the Open. So, he was understandably delighted when he beat South Korea s Soonwoo Kwon in the first round to win his first Australian Open match since 2015.
In a post-match interview, he was asked about his black outfit. Mate, Kmart special, Kokkinakis said. I went to Chadstone, bought some $6 tees and went to work. I just felt comfortable in it.
(MENAFN - NewsBytes) Number 25 seed Karolina Muchova staged an emphatic comeback to defeat Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 7-5 in the third round of the Australian Open.
The 24-year-old rallied from 0-5 down to win the last seven games of the match, thereby booking her first appearance in the second week in Melbourne.
Before this match, the two had won one each against each other.
Here is more. In this article How did the match pan out? Pliskova cops code violation for smashing racquet in the tunnel Was all about the head , says Muchova on her win A second major quarter-final for Muchova