“A dead person’s Achilles in my arm”: The Kokkinakis comeback no one in tennis had done before

Thanasi Kokkinakis pulled off an unusual comeback win in Paris after surgery involving a deceased donor Achilles tendon. He came back from 2-5 down in the fifth set and said he will keep checking his body daily before deciding by the Australian Open whether this return is sustainable. The result shows he can still compete at Grand Slam level, but the long-term question is whether his body will hold up.

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