Injured Kokkinakis battles to gritty Open win

Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has triumphed in a four-hour first round clash against Roman Safiullin. -AAP Image

Drawing on the fighting Spartan spirit represented in images on his shorts, a gutsy Thanasi Kokkinakis has battled through another injury to win his Australian Open first round clash against Russia's Roman Safiullin.

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