Thanasi Kokkinakis and Abedallah Shelbayh will face off in the final of the Manama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.21
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Abedallah Shelbayh
There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Abedallah Shelbayh since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-15 | 8-9 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 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. 141, Thanasi got to the final after defeating Yanki Erel 7-5 6-1, Alexandre Muller 6-4 4-6 6-4, Alexei Popyrin 6-3 7-65 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-73 6-1.
In the semifinal, The Australian defeated Struff (6-4 6-73 6-1). During the match, Kokkinakis scored 100 points vs Struff’s 87. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kokkinakis blasted 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Thanasi Kokkinakis lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kokkinakis put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (46/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (20/37) on the 2nd serve. Kokkinakis broke Struff 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kokkinakis has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kokkinakis has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (195-117). 9-3 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kokkinakis has an aggregate131-69 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Kokkinakis’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide and the Manama Challenger.
Thanasi has an aggregate 9-3 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Manama Challenger
Thanasi has never competed in this tournament before.
Abedallah Shelbayh
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-18 | 10-8 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 399 (career-high), Abedallah reached the final after beating Bekkhan Atlangeriev 6-2 6-3, Vit Kopriva 6-4 3-6 6-3, Jason Murray Kubler 6-2 5-7 7-62 and Salvatore Caruso 7-5 6-2.
In the semifinal, Shelbayh had a good straight sets win against Caruso (7-5 6-2). During the match Shelbayh scored 79 points vs Caruso’s 60. The was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Shelbayh bagged 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Abedallah Shelbayh lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Shelbayh put 62% of his first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Shelbayh broke Caruso 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Abedallah’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Manacor.
Abedallah has an aggregate 16-4 win-loss record in 2023, 16-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kokkinakis | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 98 |
| Pts | 333-291 | 330-285 |
| Total Points | 624 | 615 |
| Winners | 165 | 123 |
| %Winners | 50% | 37% |
Both Kokkinakis and Shelbayh played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thanasi Kokkinakis surrendered 2 sets, while Abedallah Shelbayh surrendered 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kokkinakis and Shelbayh have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Kokkinakis played 3 games more than Shelbayh. Kokkinakis scored 165 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Shelbayh scored 123 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kokkinakis | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 39 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 9.8 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 217/319 | 184/300 |
| %1st in | 68% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 165/217 | 123/184 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 49/102 | 55/116 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 47% |
Kokkinakis bagged 39 aces (9.8 per match). Shelbayh scored 14 aces (3.5 per match). Kokkinakis won 76% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Shelbayh won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kokkinakis | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 24 |
| Converted | 14/29 | 24/45 |
| % Converted | 48% | 53% |
| Conceded | 21 | 28 |
| Saved | 16 | 13 |
| % Saved | 76% | 46% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 15 |
Kokkinakis broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Kokkinakis lost his serve 5 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Abedallah broke his opponents 24 times with a 53% conversion rate. Shelbayh conceded his serve 15 times and he saved 46% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kokkinakis | ||||||
| R1 Erel |
R2 Muller |
1/4 Popyrin |
1/2 Struff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | 6-3 7-65 | 6-4 6-73 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 101 | |
| pts | 62-43 | 89-92 | 82-69 | 100-87 | 333-291 | |
| Total points | 105 | 181 | 151 | 187 | 624 | |
| Winners | 30 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 165 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 56% | 48% | 46% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 35/48 | 66/99 | 50/69 | 66/103 | 217/319 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 67% | 72% | 64% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 30/35 | 50/66 | 39/50 | 46/66 | 165/217 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 76% | 78% | 70% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 9/33 | 13/19 | 20/37 | 49/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 27% | 68% | 54% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/6 | 1/10 | 5/6 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 10% | 83% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 21 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 11/14 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 79% | 100% | 50% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Shelbayh | ||||||
| R1 Atlangeriev |
R2 Kopriva |
1/4 Murray Kubler |
1/2 Caruso |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-2 5-7 7-62 | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 98 | |
| pts | 64-43 | 83-84 | 104-98 | 79-60 | 330-285 | |
| Total points | 107 | 167 | 202 | 139 | 615 | |
| Winners | 15 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 23% | 46% | 38% | 39% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 24/52 | 59/87 | 58/92 | 43/69 | 184/300 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 68% | 63% | 62% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 15/24 | 38/59 | 39/58 | 31/43 | 123/184 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 64% | 67% | 72% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 14/28 | 13/34 | 13/26 | 55/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 50% | 38% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 5/8 | 7/15 | 5/12 | 24/45 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 63% | 47% | 42% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 28 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 4/8 | 2/8 | 4/6 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 25% | 67% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
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