While the rest of the ATP tour set sail, Thanasi Kokkinakis has not played a match since January. His only 2025 appearance came at the Australian Open, where he lost to Jack Draper before withdrawing from doubles the next day. The 29-year-old Aussie revealed he’d been battling a persistent pectoral injury for years, calling the experience “mental and physical torture.” Despite the struggle, he was initially reluctant to undergo surgery — but now, nine months later, there’s an update.

After a season sidelined by persistent muscle issues, Kokkinakis is set to return to the court and play pain-free . The 29-year-old made history with a groundbreaking surgery. The procedure included a dead person’s tendon grafted into his shoulder to repair a torn pectoral muscle. “It’s a risk I took k

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