Kokkinakis beats Halys in the 1st round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. HIGHLIGHTS – DUBAI RESULTS

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS - DUBAI DRAW AND RESULTS. Kokkinakis downs Halys

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Quentin Halys

Thanasi Kokkinakis prevails over Quentin Halys 6-4 7-6(9) in the 1st round in Dubai on Monday. The match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes.

Kokkinakis
Dubai
Kokkinakis's Record

The Australian added to his prize money $ 19,495 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 41,765 after this win. If he wins the next match, Thanasi will add $ 36,470 to his earnings to get in total $ 78,235 in total.

Highlights Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Quentin Halys Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships – Dubai

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kokkinakis
Halys
Thanasi Kokkinakis
6-4 7-69
1h:54
Quentin Halys
78
78
Total points
73
73
43
43
Winners
30
30
55%
55%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
7
7
2
2
Double Faults
2
2
71%
71%
1st in
55%
55%
74%
74%
1st won
79%
79%
43/58
43/58
1st won
30/38
30/38
58%
58%
2nd won
58%
58%
14/24
14/24
2nd won
18/31
18/31
-- Break Points --
1/4
1/4
Total
0/3
0/3
25%
25%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Thanasi scored 78 points vs. Halys’s 73.

Kokkinakis

Kokkinakis blasted 16 aces and he committed 2 double faults. Kokkinakis won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points since he converted only 25% (1/4) of the procured opportunities.

Halys

On the other side, the French player wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Kokkinakis and Halys is 1-2 for Quentin.

Thanasi Kokkinakis Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kokkinakis 6-4
KokkinakisHalys
6
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KokkinakisHalys
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
KokkinakisHalys
5
4
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KokkinakisHalys
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KokkinakisHalys
4
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
KokkinakisHalys
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KokkinakisHalys
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
KokkinakisHalys
2
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
KokkinakisHalys
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
KokkinakisHalys
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KokkinakisHalys
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Australian snatched in the 5th game (3-2) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

The Australian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Australian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 62 points. Kokkinakis conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Halys (33-29). The Australian dropped 7 points on serve (21-7). On the other side, the French player conceded 12 points on serve (22-12).

2nd Set -
Kokkinakis 7-6
KokkinakisHalys
7
6
H
1
0
K
2
0
K
2
1
H
2
2
H
2
3
K
3
3
K
4
3
H
5
3
H
5
4
K
6
4
K
6
5
H
6
6
H
7
6
K
7
7
K
8
7
H
8
8
H
8
9
K
9
9
K
10
9
H
11
9
KokkinakisHalys
6
6
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KokkinakisHalys
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
KokkinakisHalys
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KokkinakisHalys
4
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
KokkinakisHalys
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KokkinakisHalys
3
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
KokkinakisHalys
3
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KokkinakisHalys
2
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KokkinakisHalys
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
KokkinakisHalys
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
KokkinakisHalys
1
1
15
0
30
0
40
0

Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. Eventually, Thanasi won a thrilling breaker 11-9 after a huge fight with 20 points played.

Tiebreak

Thanasi won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 8th (5-3), 13th (7-6) and 20th (11-9) point. On the other side, Quentin won 3 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 11th (5-6) and 14th (7-7) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 9-9, 10-9, 11-9

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. The Australian saved 1 set point when he was trailing 8-9. On the other side, Quentin was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 89 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Kokkinakis won barely 1 point more than the French player (45-44). The Australian lost 18 points on serve (37-18). On the other side, the French player conceded 8 points on serve (26-8).

1st
Kokkinakis
Halys
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Kokkinakis
Halys
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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