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09-02-2021 | 21:53 Tennis
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Roger Federer sends message to Thanasi Kokkinakis after emotional Australian Open win


Roger Federer decided to skip Australian Open as he continues his recovery from two rounds of knee surgery but sent his congratulations to fellow player Thanasi Kokkinakis after his first-round win. Kokkinakis, has experienced vital injury setbacks as well as a battle with glandular fever but won just his second Grand Slam match in five years against Korea’s Soonwoo Kwon (6-4 6-1 6-1). "Obviously I didn’t want to think about the finish line, but I thought about it from the first set," said Kokkinakis. "At 5-0 (in the third set), I just felt this massive roar and massive cheer from the crowd, I started tearing up. It was a bit of a soft moment. "There’s so much stuff behind the scenes to get back to that point that not a lot of people realise apart from my team and my friends and family. Definitely got a bit emotional." In a screenshot shared to Kokkinakis’ Instagram account that showed a message from the Swiss, Federer wrote: "Nice on Thanaser. Happy for you." Kokkinkis captioned his message: "What a king."
Source: Metro 

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