One of Australia's biggest personalities in Tennis, Nick Kyrgios, carries a multicultural heritage that includes a royal connection to Malaysia.

Thanasi Kokkinakis concedes his debilitating pectoral muscle injury will likely force him to pull out of his hotly-anticipated 'Special Ks' doubles reunion with Nick Kyrgios.

Nick Kyrgios raged at an Australian Open umpire after his doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis was given a code violation for hitting the ball out of play. Kokkinakis was pulled up in the first set against Aleksandar Vukic and James Duckworth for launching the ball into the stands in frustration, before he and Kyrgios later retired.

Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.

Nick Kyrgios dropped a bomb at the Australian Open this week, revealing he can’t see himself playing men’s singles at Melbourne Park again.

Thanasi Kokkinakis didn't have great news after retiring injured from his Australian Open men's doubles clash with Nick Kyrgios, revealing that he will need "a serious surgical procedure" after going against the doctors and going out to the court.

A whirlwind of drama, excitement and unpredictability engulfed the first seven days of the Australian Open, as record crowds swarmed Melbourne Park and queued for hours to cram into the outer courts for a glimpse of any tennis.

The Australian, out in the mens singles and mens doubles of the Australian Open 2025, has cast doubt on his comeback in Melbourne and his future as a mens singles player, after the end of this season

After losing the first set of an all-Australian clash against James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic 7-5, the Special Ks retired during the second set in front of a packed crowd at John Cain Arena. The reason, as Kokkinakis put it, his “arm’s essentially cooked”.

The Special Ks' attempt to duplicate their run to the men's doubles title in 2022 came to a shattering end on Thursday night - and there was more bad news for their fans in the aftermath.

World No 1 Jannik Sinner makes it 16 wins in a row; No 5 seed Daniil Medvedev dumped out of Australian Open by 19-year-old American Learner Tien in five-set epic; Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis p