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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Courtney Walsh

Thanasi Kokkinakis goes down fighting in third round French Open defeat

Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia lost in straight sets to Karen Khachanov in his French Open third round match on Friday.
Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia lost in four sets to Karen Khachanov in his French Open third round match on Friday. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Prone on his back at Roland Garros after slipping on match point in a thriller against Karen Khachanov on Friday, Thanasi Kokkinakis could have been excused for cursing. A lot.

Another golden opportunity had just gone begging, this time in Paris, in part due to the excellence of the Russian and a miscalculation by Kokkinakis, but also due to bad luck.

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