Marseille: Kokkinakis loses in the first round to Kavcic

Thanasi Kokkinakis is trying to find his way in the professional tennis, but he is still struggling to find the right rhythm against the big guys.

The 17 years-old has been awarded a wild card in Marseille, but unfortunately he struggled too much against world no.116 Blaz Kavcic from Slovenia.

The match lasted only 1 set as Kavcic won the decisive break in the 7th game (4-3) to wrap up the opener 6-4.

The Second set was a one way traffic with Kavcic getting a 5-1 lead. The final result was 6-4 6-2. Match Stats.

Kavcic will play the second round against the seed no.1 Richard Gasquet.

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