Thanasi Kokkinakis is confused for Nick Kyrgios on the Australian Open
The hilarious second Thanasi Kokkinakis refused to reply a query from a tennis reporter who confused him for fellow nice Nick Kyrgios after his first-round Australian Open win: ‘Taking full p***’
- Thanasi Kokkinakis was hilariously confused for Nick Kyrgios on the Australian Open
- Beating 26-year-old Fabio Fognini, reached the second spherical
- Nonetheless, a reporter greeted him by saying ‘Hello Nick’ in embarrassing scenes
- Kokkinakis and Kyrgios are shut pals and received the doubles final yr
Thanasi Kokkinakis mocked a reporter on the Australian Open after he was confused for fellow nice Nick Kyrgios.
On the post-match press convention following his victory over Fabio Fognini within the first spherical, a reporter greeted the 26-year-old by saying ‘Hello Nick’.
Kokkinakis and Kyrgios are shut pals and shared a males’s doubles win on the Australian Open final yr, however the Adelaide-born star did not need to let the embarrassing misstep get away with it.
Thanasi Kokkinakis was hilariously confused for Nick Kyrgios on the Australian Open
A tennis reporter greets the 26-year-old with ‘Hello Nick’ after her first-round win
‘Wow wow! It is firing, you probably did it,’ he stated with a smile on his face.
The reporter replied: ‘You’ll perceive why…’ However Kokkinakis was not able to take heed to the journalist’s excuses.
‘No, you go. I am going to try this. He is s*** dwelling from you.
Sharing the clip on social media, Kokkinakis tweeted: ‘Taking absolutely the p***’ together with a laughing emoji.
Kyrgios additionally shared the clip with the caption: ‘Kyriakis’ – a mash-up of the pair’s names.
Kokkinakis and Kyrgios are good companions they usually received the doubles in Melbourne final yr
Kokkinakis and Kyrgios have received the hearts and minds of Australia in 2022 by forming an unbeatable ‘Particular KS’ Grand Slam pair.
His friendship with Kyrgios was shared with tennis followers in Netflix’s new tennis documentary Break Level, which aired final week.
Kyrgios pulled out of this yr’s match, citing a knee harm, and stated he would use Kokkinakis’ flexibility as motivation throughout his restoration, with the 26-year-old additionally battling his personal harm points. Is.
He stated, ‘I feel I can take some inspiration from a participant like Thansi, who has suffered a whole lot of accidents and has made a comeback.’
The knee harm shouldn’t be career-threatening, however Kyrgios made the ‘wise’ resolution to withdraw to keep away from long-term injury.
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