Thanasi Kokkinakis sends Stefanos Tsitsipas packing at the US Open, as a score of fellow Australians make their way through to the second round.
What's next?Fan favourite Kokkinakis received a standing ovation on The Grandstand after upsetting dual grand slam runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 , 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to complete a stunning Australian treble early on day three.
Kokkinakis next faces Nuno Borges or Federico Coria, with neither seeded, with Schoolkate a potential round-three opponent following the West Australian's own watershed win over Taro Daniel. Thompson earlier shook off the disappointment of missing a seeding by one rankings spot to blow away Constant Lestienne 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in less than two hours.
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