6 days ago · Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, right, and Thanasi Kokkinakis in action during their first round doubles match against compatriots James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.

6 days ago · Thanasi Kokkinakis reportedly ignored advice to not travel to Russia for an exhibition tournament. Getty "It's very disappointing to basically see an Australian tennis player going to Russia for money at a tournament sponsored by a state-owned enterprise whose proceeds go towards the production of weapons for the war against Ukraine," he said.

Jan 23, 2025 · Thanasi Kokkinakis pictured playing at the exhibition event in St Petersburg. Credit: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images. ... Since it invaded Ukraine, Russia has been excluded from most ...

6 days ago · Thanasi Kokkinakis defied advice from Tennis Australia and played in an exhibition event in Russia. Photo: AAP Tennis Australia is advising players against competing in Russia amid reports Davis ...

5 days ago · Tennis Australia has reminded its players of the organization's views about them competing in Russia after Thanasi Kokkiankis played at an exhibition in the country. ... the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Kokkinakis ignored this advice and traveled to St Petersburg for an exhibition event from November 29th to December 1st, despite being ...

Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis was advised against participating in a Russian exhibition tournament. Despite this, the World No. 71 chose to compete in the North Palmyra Trophies ...

6 days ago · Kokkinakis defied advice from Tennis Australia (TA) not to compete in a lucrative exhibition tournament in Russia. Few athletes from Western nations have ventured to Russia since the war began almost three years ago, with the country all …

6 days ago · The so-called “Special Ks,” Kokkinakis and Kyrgios won the Australian Open doubles title in 2022. Read More: Russians and Belarusians back at Wimbledon as war in Ukraine continues

6 days ago · Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis was featured in an exhibition in St. Petersburg two ...

Thanasi Kokkinakis gained global attention as part of the “Special Ks” duo with Nick Kyrgios. The pair achieved fame by winning the Australian Open doubles title in 2022.