Nike might have swept the podium with champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys, but it wasn’t just the big names that made waves in Melbourne.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Kokkinakis defied advice from Tennis Australia not to play in a St. Petersburg exhibition nearly two months ago.

Kyrgios’ Grand Slam return is over after he and partner Kokkinakis stopped playing while trailing in the second set of their first-round doubles match.