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Ian Chadband

Kokkinakis fears the worst over Wimbledon knee injury

Thanasi Kokkinakis will have an MRI scan in London to determine the extent of the injury that's wrecked his Wimbledon hopes - and he fears the worst.

The joy of his remarkable triumph over 17th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime from two sets down on Wednesday turned to misery less than 24 hours later in his second-round match against French qualifier Lucas Pouille.

Trailing 2-6 7-5 4-2, Kokkinakis - a big man who's often talked of how tentative he feels with his movement on grass courts - slipped and twisted his left knee while trying to retrieve a forehand.

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