Thanasi Kokkinakis on setbacks: It's frustrating, it's killing me mentally
Injury-plagued Thanasi Kokkinakis has suffered another frustrating setback as he was forced to pull out from his Winnetka Challenger semifinal match.
A pectoral problem has limited the Australian to only four tournaments played this year, including Winnetka.
After retiring midway through his Australian Open first round clash, the 23-year-old returned to action three months later at the Barletta Challenger -- where he won his opening match before he pulled out from his round-of-16 clash.
In his first tournament since Barletta, Kokkinakis won three matches in straight sets to set up a Winnetka semifinal against fellow compatriot Jason Kubler.
"First three matches I felt great and then last night I started to feel it again. I am a little bit precautionary but I know this is where it starts before it gets really bad -- so I'm trying to be careful and unfortunately I have to pull out," Kokkinakis told Mike Cation.
Kokkinakis admits he is having hard time dealing with his health issues.
"It's frustrating, it's killing me mentally as well but I'm hoping I can get it right because if I can feel I can stay on the court then I feel I can do some things," Kokkinakis said.
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