HOUSTON DRAW. Thanasi Kokkinakis’s prediction with Kovacevic next. H2H and rankings

Houston draw - Thanasi Kokkinakis. See the draw preview and prediction with Aleksandar Kovacevic, Jordan Thompson, Frances Tiafoe, Francisco Cerundolo, Ben Shelton in the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Thanasi Kokkinakis Stats info

Thanasi Kokkinakis is about to kick off his campaign in the draw in Houston.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Thanasi Kokkinakis’s projected draw alongsidehispresumable opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Thanasi has a favorable record (3-0) with the plausible opponents.

R1 – Aleksandar Kovacevic (98) – H2H 0-0
R2 – Jordan Thompson (33) – H2H 1-0
or Yibing Wu (298) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Frances Tiafoe (21) – H2H 2-0
or James Duckworth (105) – H2H 0-3
1/2 – Francisco Cerundolo (23) – H2H 0-0
or Marcos Giron (51) – H2H 1-0
Fin – Ben Shelton (16) – H2H 0-0
or Tomas Martin Etcheverry (30) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – Aleksandar Kovacevic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

25 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
73
High
72
LLLLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-27 18-14 5-8 0-1 2-4 0-0
2023 43-27 34-15 0-5 7-2 2-5 0-0
2022 41-31 22-18 4-4 15-9 0-0 0-0
2021 20-17 11-10 2-3 7-4 0-0 0-0
2020 5-5 1-1 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0
2019 19-14 13-10 2-1 4-3 0-0 0-0
2018 19-14 15-10 3-2 1-2 0-0 0-0
2017 5-6 1-4 3-1 1-1 0-0 0-0

Aleksandar Kovacevic has a 14-8 win-loss record in 2024, but he has not competed until now on clay. Aleksandar won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Aleksandar was defeated by Gijs Brouwer in the 1st round 6-4 6-4.

H2H Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic

There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

R2 – Jordan Thompson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Thanasi Kokkinakis

32 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
29
LWLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-22 23-12 3-5 2-2 4-3 0-0
2023 41-28 22-15 0-3 7-4 12-6 0-0
2022 40-26 18-14 2-6 8-1 12-5 0-0
2021 23-25 10-11 2-6 0-1 9-5 2-2
2020 12-13 6-6 1-2 5-5 0-0 0-0
2019 31-24 14-14 9-5 2-1 6-4 0-0
2018 53-29 32-15 6-5 8-2 3-6 4-1
2017 36-29 24-16 6-6 0-2 6-5 0-0

Jordan Thompson has a 13-8 win-loss record in 2024, but he has not played until now on clay. Jordan won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in Los Cabos where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Jordan was overcome by Jeff Wolf in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.

H2H Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Jordan Thompson

This match would represent the 2nd time that Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kokkinakis (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Thanasi Kokkinakis could play Yibing Wu. Their head to head is 0-0.

1/4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Thanasi Kokkinakis

30 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
15
High
10
LLWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-23 20-12 5-6 2-2 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, but he has not competed hitherto on clay. The American won 5 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship the American won the tournament after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6).

H2H Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 3rd time that Thanasi Kokkinakis and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kokkinakis (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Thanasi Kokkinakis could fight against James Duckworth. Their head to head is 3-0 for James Duckworth.

1/2 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

29 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
31
High
19
LWWWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 29-26 5-9 21-13 3-1 0-3 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 7-9 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on clay. In connection to the last 9 years, the Argentine has a 238-101 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cerundolo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Francisco’s most significant result of this current year was getting to the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Francisco didn’t play in this event.

H2H Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Francisco Cerundolo

There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Francisco Cerundolo since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Thanasi Kokkinakis may compete against Marcos Giron. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
13
LWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-22 20-12 8-4 3-2 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 11-7 record in 2024, but he has not played as yet on clay. Ben won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Shelton’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal Auckland and Dallas.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Shelton didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Ben Shelton

There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Ben Shelton since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Possibly, Thanasi Kokkinakis could come up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their H2H is 0-0.