“What a man!” Thanasi Kokkinakis delighted to take some coaching lessons from Andy Murray ahead of US Open 2022
Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis
Andy Murray has been struggling with his performances and did not have a remarkable 2022 with getting eliminated in the earlier stages of the competition at most of the ATP events. His performances at the Citi Open and the Canadian Open were very shocking and under par as he got eliminated in the first round only at both the events. He had made a good start at the Cincinnati Open winning the first round against Stan Wawrinka but his stint was short-lived after he got defeated in the second round by his compatriot Cameron Norrie.
He even lost to John Isner in a grueling second-round match at the 2022 Wimbledon Championship. His best performance of the year has been at the Stuttgart Open where he lost to Italian Matteo Berrettini in the finals. With his injuries and fitness concerns, he is still in search of a singles Grand Slam title since his last win in 2016 at Wimbledon. He is scheduled to play next at the US Open where he clinched his first singles Grand Slam title in the year 2012 defeating Novak Djokovic. The Brit is part of Team Europe with Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal as team-mates at the Laver Cup.
Thanasi Kokkinakis thankful to Andy Murray for sharing valuable tips
Thanasi Kokkinakis is currently preparing to participate at the Winston-Salem Open which is an ATP250 event just before the US Open 2022. During a practice session, the two-time Olympic gold medallist Andy Murray joined him to give in some valuable tips and tricks to better his performance ahead of his upcoming matches. He even shared his valuable experiences and gave him feedback regarding his areas of improvement especially his back-hand side of play. The Australian player was ecstatic and thrilled to have been coached by Murray and even thanked him for his valuable time through his post on his social media account.
Kokkinakis along with his doubles partner Nick Kyrgios went on to claim the doubles title at Citi Open defeated his fellow countrymen pair Jason Kubler and John Peers in straight sets. It was their second doubles title of the year since their first win was at the Australian Open in 2022. He is looking forward to again being paired with Kyrgios at the US Open and continue playing great tennis and win trophies together.
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