Thanasi Kokkinakis has pulled off his second astonishing, late-night five-set comeback triumph in three days to ensure Alex de Minaur won't be the only Australian standing in the third round of the French Open.
After de Minaur had delivered a consummate 7-5 6-1 6-4 win over Jaume Munar on Thursday to make the last 32 at Roland Garros for the first time, Kokkinakis stole the Aussie show by coming from two sets down to beat Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 1-6 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-2.
After fighting back from two sets to one down to beat Alexei Popyrin in an all-Australian five-set classic which concluded at 11.37pm on Tuesday, the Adelaide marathon man sealed his triumph under lights again at 11.35pm in front of boisterous fans on Court 10.
