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Ian Chadband

Kokkinakis answers 'muppet' with a springboard win

A "muppet" in the crowd may have given him the big bird, but Thanasi Kokkinakis has had the last laugh on his way to a famous Wimbledon triumph.

The Adelaide fighter, who can't stop getting embroiled in marathon grand-slam contests, saved four match points to knock out 17th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in his first-round match.

Though it was his fourth comeback triumph from two sets down, this one felt extra special given the tricky circumstances he had to overcome to prevail in a four-hour 38-minute contest stretched over two rain-hit days.

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