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Sebastian Ofner v Thanasi Kokkinakis, Petra Martic v Ajla Tomljanovic, Richard Gasquet v Carlos Alcarez outcomes, draw, schedule, tickets, odds, begin time


Anybody desire a Thanasi Kokkinakis match report after that thriller?

This one is from our tennis reporter extraordinaire Marc McGowan:

Kokkinakis’ tough relationship with five-setters on the Australian Open is that significantly better after snatching a four-hour epic towards Austrian ball-blaster Sebastian Ofner on Tuesday night time.

The cliffhanger 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) victory over Thirty seventh-ranked Ofner was his first throughout 5 units at Melbourne Park since he outlasted former world No.10 Ernests Gulbis 9 years in the past.

Thanasi Kokkinakis is through to the second round after a hard-fought match against Sebastian Ofner.

Thanasi Kokkinakis is thru to the second spherical after a hard-fought match towards Sebastian Ofner.Credit score: Eddie Jim.

In between, Kokkinakis suffered three heartbreaking defeats whereas going the space at his house grand slam – to countryman Sam Groth, Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas and final 12 months’s gruelling affair with Andy Murray.

The Ofner match lasted 4 hours and 18 minutes earlier than the Austrian dumped a forehand return into the online, however had nothing on Kokkinakis’ near-six-hour epic towards Murray within the second spherical final 12 months, which infamously ended at 4.05am.

“I want I may do it simpler, however I can’t. I’ve the psychological focus of a three-year-old [but] nonetheless I can get it completed,” Kokkinakis mentioned.

“You guys [the fans] are wonderful – with out you [there was] no likelihood I’m successful. I used to be battling some severe demons, that’s for certain … generally I wrestle for motivation in the course of the 12 months, however January and Australian Open is unquestionably not a type of occasions.

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