Adelaide International 2
Kokkinakis withdraws from Adelaide due to shoulder injury
Australian won opening match, had not played singles since 2025 Australian Open
January 14, 2026
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Thanasi Kokkinakis during his first-round match Monday evening in Adelaide against Sebastian Korda.
By ATP Staff
Thanasi Kokkinakis withdrew from the Adelaide International Wednesday due to a right shoulder injury.
The Australian’s scheduled opponent, 2025 Shanghai champion Valentin Vacherot, advances to the quarter-finals. The Monegasque player will next face top seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or Australian Rinky Hijikata. Davidovich Fokina will play Hijikata Wednesday evening on centre court.
Kokkinakis made his highly anticipated return to singles action Monday evening after nearly 12 months away following a pectoral surgery last February. The home favourite battled past Sebastian Korda in a final-set tie-break, but visibly struggled with his right shoulder during the match.
“It’s tough. Obviously my right arm caused by serving has plagued me my whole career. There’s a lot of what ifs, especially in my mind, if I wasn’t struggling with that. I know little niggles are normal here and there, but I feel like kind of what I’ve gone through is a little bit out of the normal,” Kokkinakis said after his match.
“It’s tough mentally. I spent all year rehabbing, trying to get it right. I had a surgery. It was a slightly different pain to last year. I’ll see how I wake up tomorrow. But, yeah, it’s tough. It puts a dampener on the win for sure.”
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