Thanasi Kokkinakis shares reasons behind withdrawal against Rafael Nadal
Thanasi Kokkinakis wrote a tweet to briefly share the reasons behind his withdrawal against Rafael Nadal in the US Open second round.
The Australian stated: "Cannot describe how angry and frustrated I am right now. Having to pull out tonight after working so hard to get back to this point. I’m going to figure it out at some point and it will all be worth it.... Thank you to everyone who still supports me through the shit."
Denis Shapovalov instead got through defeating the Swiss Henri Laaksonen in straight sets: "First of all, when you kind of have history at a tournament you've done well at, you have that feeling every time you come back, that you're able to play well on these courts", said the Canadian in a press conference on Thursday night. The atmosphere, the people, the city, it all kind of helps me. I feel really comfortable whenever I come to New York. From the time I played juniors here, winning the doubles was kind of the first step. I did pretty well at the singles. I qualified, made third round. Every year I've been back here, I've been more and more excited to come back. I fell in love with the city. I fell in love with the atmosphere. I think I'm just really excited whenever this time of year comes around. I think that really helps me kind of bring that fire out from inside me. Obviously that's when I do play my best tennis."
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