Kokkinakis beaten on first day of Adelaide International

CANBERRA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Hometown hope Thanasi Kokkinakis has been eliminated from the Adelaide International in the first round.

Kokkinakis, the 2022 men's singles champion at the Australian Open warm-up event, was beaten 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 by Serbian world number 52 Dusan Lajovic on center court at the Memorial Drive Tennis Club on the first night of the Adelaide International on Monday.

The South Austra