An "angry and frustrated" Thanasi Kokkinakis has again succumbed to injury -- this time ahead of his blockbuster clash with Rafael Nadal at the US Open.

Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis will take on the great Rafael Nadal in the feature night match at the US Open on Thursday.

Thanasi Kokkinakis scores his first Grand Slam main draw win since 2015 after Ajla Tomljanovic recovers from 6-1 5-2 down against in-form Marie Bouzkova.

Thanasi Kokkinakis will play in the US Open main draw for the first time in two years after receiving a wildcard on Wednesday.

Two games from defeat, Thanasi Kokkinakis stages an impressive comeback to win through to the ATP Los Cabos quarterfinals.

Thanasi Kokkinakis wins his first tour-level main draw match in 15 months in Los Cabos, while Marc Polmans takes his winning streak to three in Washington DC.

In just his second tournament since the Australian Open, Thanasi Kokkinakis has won back-to-back matches at the Winnetka Challenger.

Jason Kubler wins his opening match in French Open qualifying but injury forces Thanasi Kokkinakis to withdraw.

Thanasi Kokkinakis fought for a set and a half before the pain of a pectoral injury became too much at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

Aussie No.2 John Millman, qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis and wildcards James Duckworth and Kimberly Birrell are gearing up for a strong start to 2019 at the Australian Open.