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.