Thanasi Kokkinakis said he wasn't impacted by claims Fabio Fognini tanked in his opening round match. 9WWOS
The Italian former world No.9 barely put up any resistance which led to accusations of tanking from fans, but Kokkinakis wasn't buying into the claims, saying he'd rather believe the result was due to his play."I've played him three times and I'm 3-0, so unless he's tanked every time, I'm playing good," Kokkinakis said.
"Who knows, a lot of guys come in and out. If you look at some of the break points, there's balls that people would be tanking on, wouldn't run out and try hustle them back. "He was someone when I came onto tour that was always willing to give some advice when he thought," he said.
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