Enzo Couacaud and Thanasi Kokkinakis will clash against each other in the final of the Biella 6 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:30 am on CAMPO CENTRALE. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.28
Enzo Couacaud -> 3.68
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Prediction and head to head Enzo Couacaud vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
This will be the 2nd time that Enzo Couacaud and Thanasi Kokkinakis clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kokkinakis (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Kokkinakis won 7-5 6-1 in the 3rd round in the Tiburon Challenger back in 2019.
Enzo Couacaud
Ranked no. 188, the French player reached the final after defeating Tobias Kamke 6-4 6-2, Tim Van Rijthoven 7-64 5-7 6-2, Bjorn Fratangelo 6-1 6-75 6-3 and Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 5-7 6-4.
In the semifinal, Couacaud defeated Martin Etcheverry (6-1 5-7 6-4). During the match, Couacaud scored 104 points vs Martin Etcheverry’s 86. Enzo was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Couacaud scored 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Enzo Couacaud lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Couacaud put 54% of his first serves in, winning 67% (39/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (27/50) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Martin Etcheverry 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Enzo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 3 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Couacaud has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (250-145). 10-7 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Couacaud has a composed 63-50 record in the last years on clay.
Enzo’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger.
Couacaud has a composed 12-9 win-loss record in 2021, 10-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biella 6 Challenger
Couacaud has never competed in this tournament before.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Ranked no. 198, Kokkinakis got to the final after defeating Denis Istomin 3-6 6-2 6-3, Stefano Napolitano 6-3 6-4, Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-61 and Zhizhen Zhang 6-2 4-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Australian defeated Zhang (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match Kokkinakis scored 96 points vs Zhang’s 80. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Kokkinakis recorded 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Thanasi Kokkinakis was quite efficient on serve to win 80% (39/49) of his 1st serve and 59% (23/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Australian broke Zhang 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Thanasi’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Biella 6 Challenger.
The Australian has a compiled 16-8 win-loss record in 2021, 11-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Couacaud | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 109 | 95 |
| Pts | 395-328 | 316-246 |
| Total Points | 723 | 562 |
| Winners | 151 | 128 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Both Couacaud and Kokkinakis played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Enzo Couacaud surrendered 3 sets, while Thanasi Kokkinakis surrendered 2 sets. Couacaud has played 1 set more than Kokkinakis (11 vs 10). Therefore, Couacaud played 14 games more than Kokkinakis. Couacaud scored 151 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian bagged 128 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Couacaud | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 206/381 | 152/262 |
| %1st in | 54% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 151/206 | 128/152 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 96/175 | 64/110 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 58% |
Couacaud scored 38 aces (9.5 per match). Kokkinakis made 25 aces (6.3 per match). Couacaud won 73% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Kokkinakis won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Couacaud | Kokkinakis |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 13 |
| Converted | 18/39 | 13/32 |
| % Converted | 46% | 41% |
| Conceded | 30 | 17 |
| Saved | 21 | 11 |
| % Saved | 70% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
The French player broke his opponents 18 times with a 46% conversion rate. The French player lost his serve 9 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Kokkinakis broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. Thanasi conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Couacaud | ||||||
| R1 Kamke |
R2 Van Rijthoven |
1/4 Fratangelo |
1/2 Martin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 7-64 5-7 6-2 | 6-1 6-75 6-3 | 6-1 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 109 | |
| pts | 74-56 | 112-98 | 105-88 | 104-86 | 395-328 | |
| Total points | 130 | 210 | 193 | 190 | 723 | |
| Winners | 29 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 151 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% | 38% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 37/67 | 58/103 | 53/103 | 58/108 | 206/381 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 56% | 51% | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 29/37 | 43/58 | 40/53 | 39/58 | 151/206 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 74% | 75% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 28/45 | 26/50 | 27/50 | 96/175 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 62% | 52% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/10 | 5/10 | 6/11 | 18/39 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 30% | 50% | 55% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 30 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 10/14 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 67% | 60% | 71% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Kokkinakis | ||||||
| R1 Istomin |
R2 Napolitano |
1/4 Muller |
1/2 Zhang |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-61 | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 95 | |
| pts | 88-71 | 55-34 | 77-61 | 96-80 | 316-246 | |
| Total points | 159 | 89 | 138 | 176 | 562 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 29 | 39 | 128 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 58% | 38% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 34/70 | 35/44 | 34/60 | 49/88 | 152/262 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 80% | 57% | 56% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 32/35 | 29/34 | 39/49 | 128/152 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 91% | 85% | 80% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 8/9 | 15/26 | 23/39 | 64/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 89% | 58% | 59% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 2/3 | 3/7 | 3/10 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 43% | 30% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 63% | – | 33% | 83% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
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