Thanasi Kokkinakis reacts after being punched in the stomach by ballboy cops at 208km/h

The great name of Australian tennis, Thanasi Kokkinakis, ran to the side of a ball boy who was at the receiving stop of a 208km/h

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Maxime Cressy served an ace that ended up in the boy's stomach, who indeed hunched over and tried to get on with his task.

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Cressy offered an apologetic wave even as Kokkinakis came over to check on the ball boy, briefly speaking to him before

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Nearby Adelaide retweeted the video the next day, praising the young man for his bravery.

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Kokkinakis went straight to defeating international No.34 Cressy for every notch on her Adelaide belt.

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Winner and semifinalist of both comeback activities here with 12 months left, he again relished the chance to play in front of an appreciative target audience

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Kokkinakis fought off a takedown and a set point in the second set to pull off a big win that he closed with an ace.

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"I had an amazing summer here last year, starting in Adelaide and with the (Australian Open) doubles (winning) being the icing on the cake," he said.

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