Aussie tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has revealed he went under the knife in an attempt to put an end to the “mental and physical torture” he’s been suffering with a longstanding pectoral injury.

Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis said he has undergone surgery in a bid to resolve a lingering pectoral injury. The 28-year-old aggravated the problem in his five-set loss to Jack Draper in the second round of the Australian Open on Jan.

Thanasi Kokkinakis surgically repaired his pectoral muscle after trying all the options and coming to the conclusion and determining that there was nothing else but going under the knife.

Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis said he has undergone surgery in a bid to resolve a lingering pectoral injury.

South Australian tennis sensation Thanasi Kokkinakis has opened up about his ongoing efforts to heal a pectoral injury.

Thanasi Kokkinakis has undergone surgery to try to correct the "mental and physical torture" he was suffering through a long-standing pectoral injury.