Nuno Borges upsets Davidovich Fokina in the 2nd round to clash vs Dimitrov or Kokkinakis at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE RESULTS. Borges surprises Davidovich Fokina to fight against Grigor Dimitrov or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Nuno Borges vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Nuno Borges upsets Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6(7) 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday. Borges will engage against Grigor Dimitrov or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 3rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Borges
Melbourne
Borges's Record

Borges added to his prize money $ 75,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Borges will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Nuno Borges vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Australian Open – Melbourne

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Borges
Fokina
Nuno Borges
7-67 6-3 6-3
2h:18
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
116
116
Total points
96
96
53
53
Winners
40
40
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
46
46
Unforced
51
51
47%
47%
Ratio Unforced
53%
53%
15/20
15/20
Net Approaches
8/19
8/19
75%
75%
Perc
42%
42%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
5
5
5
5
Double Faults
4
4
64%
64%
1st in
66%
66%
73%
73%
1st won
62%
62%
53/73
53/73
1st won
40/65
40/65
54%
54%
2nd won
52%
52%
22/41
22/41
2nd won
17/33
17/33
203
203
Fastest serve
210
210
188
188
AVG 1st Serve
182
182
157
157
AVG 2nd Serve
153
153
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
2/9
2/9
56%
56%
Won
22%
22%
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At the end of the match, Nuno scored 116 points vs. Alejandro’s 96.

Borges

Nuno was effective at converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9).

Davidovich Fokina

On the other side, Alejandro was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Borges and Davidovich Fokina is 1-0 for Nuno.

Draw and next match H2H: Nuno Borges vs. Grigor Dimitrov or Thanasi Kokkinakis – stats

Borges will come up against either Grigor Dimitrov or Thanasi Kokkinakis in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-0 vs. Grigor Dimitrov and 0-0 vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis.Nuno Borges Draw info

1st
Borges
Fokina
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Borges
Fokina
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Borges
Fokina
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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