Kokkinakis said a doctor "advised me not to play" before his and Nick Kyrgios' Australian Open men's doubles return was cut short by injury.
The 2022 champions, nicknamed the 'Special Ks', were 7-5 3-2 down in the first round against fellow Australians James Duckworth and Aleksandar Vukic when they retired.
Kyrgios said on Monday that he "can't see myself playing singles" again at Melbourne Park after he was knocked out in the first round by Britain's Jacob Fearnley.
Former Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios, making his first appearance at the Australian Open since 2022, struggled with an abdominal injury against Fearnley.
Kokkinakis was hampered by a shoulder problem in his singles defeat by British number one Jack Draper.
"Doctor advised me not to play. I'm going to need to do a serious procedure now probably," Kokkinakis said after the doubles defeat.
"I'm in a lot of pain. I wanted to come out here. I know there was a lot of talk about us playing again.
"I wanted to get on court again with the big fella - we have such great memories and we had a big crowd waiting for us. Any other event, any other circumstances, I'm not stepping on court."
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