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Match Details
Fixture: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thanasi Kokkinakis
Date: 20 September 2024
Tournament: Laver Cup 2024
Round: Group Stage
Venue: Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
Surface: Hardcourt
Prize Money: $2,250,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thanasi Kokkinakis preview
Stefanos Tsitsipas will be taking on Thanasi Kokkinakis in the group stage of the Laver Cup 2024. Tsitsipas will represent Team Europe and the Australian Kokkinakis will represent Team World at the 3-day event.
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The match will take place at the Uber Arena in Berlin. Tsitsipas will look for a reversal of fortunes in this fixture after his recent US Open upset against Kokkinakis in the first round. Despite being seeded eleventh at Flushing Meadows, Tsitsipas failed to make an impact against the unseeded Australian as he lost 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. However, Kokkinakis did not go far in the tournament as he lost in the second round to Nuno Borges in straight sets.
Kokkinakis is playing the Laver Cup after a hiatus, having earlier served as an alternative in captain John McEnroe's Team World. Tsitsipas, on the other hand, has been a part of the 2019 and 2021 winning teams and has a singles record of 3-1 at the competition.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thanasi Kokkinakis head-to-head
Tsitsipas and Kokkinakis have faced each other twice before this match, both times at Grand Slams. Kokkinakis won their most recent match-up at the US Open. They also faced each other in 2021 at the Australian Open where Tsitsipas secured a hard-fought five-set victory.
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thanasi Kokkinakis odds
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Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thanasi Kokkinakis prediction
Since last year, Tsitsipas has won 65% of his matches, while Kokkinakis won 60%. They have played on different levels, with Tsitsipas mostly appearing on the main tour whereas Kokkinakis has primarily competed in ITF and Challenger Tournaments.
Tsitsipas will have an advantage stepping into this fixture, having played against players with a higher average rank at 75. Kokkinakis, in comparison, has played against players with an average rank of 135.
Coming to their recent form, Tsitsipas has saved 65% of his breakpoints while Kokkinakis has fared slightly better with a 68% breakpoint defense. He is also highly clinical in the deciding sets, winning 74%, while Tsitsipas has won just 58% of his final sets. There have been three tie-breaks in all their past meetings, and Kokkinakis has won them all.
Pick: Tsitsipas to win in straight sets.
