Alex de Minaur is the last home player left in the singles after the Vukic had his chances at a maiden fourth-round grand slam berth but couldn’t quite put away British 15th seed Jack Draper, losing 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (10-8).

Thanasi Kokkinakis managed to take the court and play doubles with Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open on Thursday night, but his injury saw the pair pull the plug while trailing 5-7 2-3 to fellow Aussies James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic.

Nick Kyrgios has fuelled further discussion about the future of his tennis career as he said that he was "weighing up his options".

Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.

Australian doubles pair James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic have eased into the second round of the men's doubles after opponents Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis retired during the second set of their match on John Cain Arena.

The apologetic Aussie was plainly ‘shattered’ to tell his great mate Nick Kyrgios it was all over. Thanasi Kokkinakis’ dream of repeating his stunning Australian Open doubles success with Nick Kyrgios has been dashed by his debilitating pectoral muscle injury.

Doubles tennis rarely receives much attention in the first week of a grand slam, but that's not the case at this year's Australian Open. Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios are set to team up at the AO for the first time since taking out the men's doubles in 2022.

And then there was one.A total of 22 Aussie players started the tournament across the men's and women's singles main draws at this year's Australian Open.However, it's been a tough trot for the crowd favourites,

Unsung Sydneysider Aleksandar Vukic has set his sights on a Davis Cup call-up after a breakout performance at the Australian Open

Jack Draper won third straight five-set thriller; Jacob Fearnley exited the Australian Open with defeat to Alexander Zverev; Carlos Alcaraz downed Nuno Borges; watch action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+,

After losing the opening set to Felix Auger-Aliassime during Great Britain’s clash with Canada, Draper smashed his frame on the floor – and then did so again a few months later during defeat to another Australian, Alex de Minaur, at the Paris Masters.