Thanasi Kokkinakis and Steve Johnson will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Abierto de Tenis Mifel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 7:30 pm on GRANDSTAND CALIENTE MX. In the following paragraphs, 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.53
Steve Johnson -> 2.50
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Steve Johnson
This will be the 2nd time that Thanasi Kokkinakis and Steve Johnson face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Johnson won 6-4 6-7(5) 17-15 in the qualifications in at the Australian Open back in 2013.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-16 | 8-9 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-26 | 31-18 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-19 | 19-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-21 | 15-11 | 18-7 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 75, Kokkinakis got to the 2nd round after defeating Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-75 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Australian defeated Verdasco (6-3 6-75 6-2). During the match, Kokkinakis scored 109 points vs Verdasco’s 93. Kokkinakis was extremely aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kokkinakis blasted 15 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Thanasi Kokkinakis was extremely efficient on serve to win 72% (50/69) of his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Thanasi broke Verdasco 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Kokkinakis has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (196-116). 17-7 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kokkinakis has a composed133-69 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Adelaide where he overcame Arthur Rinderknech in the final 6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-3.
Kokkinakis has a composed 20-12 win-loss record in 2022, 17-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Los Cabos
Steve Johnson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-20 | 15-11 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-28 | 20-18 | 6-4 | 2-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-17 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-11 | 18-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 92, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Gonzalo Villanueva 7-61 6-4.
In the 1st round, Steve had a good straight sets win against Villanueva (7-61 6-4). During the match Johnson scored 81 points vs Villanueva’s 65. Steve was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Johnson managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Steve Johnson was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 87% (34/39) of his 1st serve and 51% (19/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Villanueva twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Sarasota Challenger.
Johnson has an aggregate 22-18 win-loss record in 2022, 11-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Los Cabos
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kokkinakis | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 23 |
| Pts | 109-93 | 81-65 |
| Total Points | 202 | 146 |
| Winners | 50 | 34 |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% |
Both Kokkinakis and Johnson played 1 match. At the moment, Thanasi Kokkinakis surrendered 1 set while Steve Johnson hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kokkinakis has played 1 set more than Johnson (3 vs 2). Therefore, Kokkinakis played 7 games more than Johnson. Thanasi scored 50 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Steve made 34 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kokkinakis | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 15 | 8 |
| 1st in | 69/104 | 39/76 |
| %1st in | 66% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 50/69 | 34/39 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 87% |
| 2nd pts | 19/35 | 19/37 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 51% |
Kokkinakis bagged 15 aces . Johnson scored 8 aces . Kokkinakis won 72% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Johnson won 87% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kokkinakis | Johnson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 2 |
| Converted | 4/12 | 2/3 |
| % Converted | 33% | 67% |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 |
| Saved | 5 | 7 |
| % Saved | 83% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Thanasi broke his opponent 4 times with a 33% conversion rate. Kokkinakis lost his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. Steve conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kokkinakis | |||
| R1 Verdasco |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-75 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 109-93 | 109-93 | |
| Total points | 202 | 202 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 15 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 69/104 | 69/104 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 50/69 | 50/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/35 | 19/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 4/12 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnson | |||
| R1 Villanueva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 81-65 | 81-65 | |
| Total points | 146 | 146 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 39/76 | 39/76 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 34/39 | 34/39 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/37 | 19/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWW Tennis Scores in Los Cabos
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-74 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-3 6-75 6-2) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Kaichi UchidaUchida (7-61 6-2) – See score progression
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Feliciano LopezLopez (6-3 6-76 6-3) – See score progression
- Ricardas BerankisBerankis – Quentin HalysHalys (7-61 7-5) – See score progression
- Max PurcellPurcell – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-3 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Nick ChappellChappell (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Kaichi UchidaUchida (7-6(1) 6-2) – See score progression
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Feliciano LopezLopez (6-3 6-7(6) 6-3) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-3 6-7(5) 6-2) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva (7-6(1) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo BagnisBagnis – Richard BerankisBerankis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Radu AlbotAlbot (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Steve JohnsonJohnson (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Rinky HijikataHijikata (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Max PurcellPurcell – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jordan ThompsonThompson (5-0) – H2H and prediction
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Cameron NorrieNorrie (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Juan Hernandez SerranoHernandez Serrano – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
