DAVIS CUP: Australian vs. Netherlands with De Minaur, Kokkinakis, Van De Zandschulp, Griekspoor the top players on action

The tie between Australia and the Netherlands will be played in Malaga on the 22nd of November. Alex De Minaur, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Botic Van De Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor are the top players involved in the clash

Team Australia Davis Cup

Alex De Minaur, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Botic Van De Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor are going to be the top players who will face off in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. The tie will be played in Malaga on the 22nd of November. Nick Kyrgios is probably the most prominent player who will not take part in this tie. The winner will take on either Croatia or Spain in the final 4.

This is the draw.

Davis Cup Draw

Alex De Minaur in 2022

Alex De Minaur

23 - 8win/loss

Hard
15-5
I Hard
4-1
Clay
4-2
25 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now ranked no.24, De Minaur played his last match on the 3rd of November when he surrendered to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Paris (draw).

Until now, during this year De Minaur has managed to achieve an overall 45-24 match record. This year, Alex conquered 1 tournament in Atlanta.

De Minaur
Paris
De Minaur's Record
 

Thanasi Kokkinakis in 2022

Thanasi Kokkinakis

15 - 12win/loss

Hard
8-9
Clay
7-3
28 year old
LWWLWWWWWL
2024 Highlights

Ranked world no.95, Thanasi played his last match on the 4th of October when he was overcome by world no.26 Borna Coric 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Tokyo (draw).

During this season Kokkinakis has managed to achieve a compiled 23-17 record. This year, Kokkinakis won 1 tournament in Adelaide.

Kokkinakis
Tokyo
Kokkinakis's Record

Alex De Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis have never faced off.

Botic Van De Zandschulp in 2022

Botic Van De Zandschulp

8 - 12win/loss

Hard
4-7
I Hard
1-2
Clay
3-3
28 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked no.35, Van De Zandschulp played his last match on the 1st of November when he was overcome by world no.28 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Paris (draw).

This season Botic has a 38-28 record. Botic Van De Zandschulp’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final in Munich.

Van De Zandschulp
Paris
Van De Zandschulp's Record

Tallon Griekspoor in 2022

Tallon Griekspoor

11 - 9win/loss

Hard
5-6
I Hard
5-1
Clay
1-2
27 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now ranked no.96, the Dutch played his last match on the 30th of October when he lost to world no.45 Lorenzo Sonego 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) in the qualifications in Paris (draw).

This season Tallon has a 28-26 win-loss record. Tallon has won 1 title in the Amersfoort Challenger.

Griekspoor
Paris
Griekspoor's Record

Botic Van De Zandschulp and Tallon Griekspoor played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Van De Zandschulp. The last time they played each other, Botic Van De Zandschulp won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Salem (Winston) on the 23rd of August 2022.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.

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