Thanasi Kokkinakis, an Australian professional tennis player, has kicked off the 2022 season with a bang. It seems he has just realised his athletic prowess and has continuously been upsetting the highest-ranked players in the Adelaide International 2. On January 13, he prevailed over countryman Aleksandar Vukic and booked a spot in the Adelaide International semi-final.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Following his back-to-back victories in recent matches, fans have become curious to know more about him. Here are some facts you need to know about the Aussie tennis star.<\/p>\n
Kokkinakis is one of three children born to his Greek immigrant parents. His father, Trevor (Tryfon), an engineer, is from Kalamata, Greece, and his mother, Voula (Paraskevi), a housewife, is from Tripoli, Greece.<\/p>\n
The Australian tennis player was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on April 10, 1996, making him 25 years old. His astrological sign is Aries.<\/p>\n
Though Kokkinakis is an Australian, he is of Greek heritage. Needless to say, he is proud of his Greek roots.<\/p>\n
The Australian athlete stands tall at the height of 1.96 m or 6 foot 4 inches. He has a great physique and a fit body that weighs around 84 kg.<\/p>\n
As of January 13, 2022, Kokkinakis boasts the singles ranking of 145. He achieved his career-high ranking of No 69 on June 8, 2015.<\/p>\n
Kokkinakis is currently being coached by Todd Langman and Todd Ley. They took turns being on the road with him. His fitness coach is Johnny Parkes.<\/p>\n
According to ATP Tour, Kokkinakis has so far earned $1,687,614 as prize money from singles and doubles matches. In addition, he makes thousands of dollars from sponsorships from Safety Culture, Babolat, and ATL Marine & Energy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thanasi Kokkinakis, an Australian professional tennis player, has kicked off the 2022 season with a bang. It seems he has just realised his athletic prowess and has continuously been upsetting the highest-ranked players in the Adelaide International 2. On January 13, he prevailed over countryman Aleksandar Vukic and booked a spot in the Adelaide International<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":5207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2584],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n