Australian star Thanasi Kokkinakis, sidelined for the past three months, is on the entry list for Roland Garros, which begins next month.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old is using a protected ranking of 84th to enter the claycourt Grand Slam, where he joins five countrymen in the men\u2019s singles main draw<\/a>.<\/p>\n The highest ranked of those is Alex de Minaur, Australia\u2019s leading player, top-10 mainstay and 2024 quarterfinalist in Paris.<\/p>\n Alexei Popyrin, James Duckworth, Aleksandar Vukic and Rinky Hijikata are also on the entry list, the latter the last direct acceptance into the main draw.<\/p>\n On the women\u2019s side, five Australians are bound for Paris, with Maya Joint the highest ranked among them<\/a>.<\/p>\n She is joined by Talia Gibson, Daria Kasatkina, Kimberly Birrell and Ajla Tomljanovic.<\/p>\n Currently ranked 29th, Joint has not played since Indian Wells after sustaining a back injury which forced her withdrawal<\/a> from Australia\u2019s Billie Jean King Cup tie against Great Britain.<\/p>\n Kokkinakis has spent even longer on the sidelines; a shoulder injury curtailed his Australian summer and restricted him to doubles only at AO 2026.<\/p>\n Unfortunately after speaking with my team and doctors I have made the decision to pull out of the @AustralianOpen<\/a> singles. After an incredibly tough year this was the event I was looking forward to the most but I\u2019m not ready yet.
We will still give doubles a go
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