H2H, prediction of Alexei Popyrin vs Thanasi Kokkinakis at the French Open with odds, preview, pick | 28th May 2024

PREVIEW. Paris. Popyrin and Kokkinakis will play each other in the 1st round of the French Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Tuesday the 28th of May

Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis

Alexei Popyrin and Thanasi Kokkinakis will square off in the 1st round of the French Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 2:00 pm on Court 8. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 5 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.78
Alexei Popyrin -> 2.04

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis

This will be the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Thanasi Kokkinakis play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kokkinakis (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Kokkinakis won 6-3 7-6(5) in the quarter in the Manama Challenger back in 2023.

Alexei Popyrin

Alexei Popyrin
Alexei Popyrin

9 - 8win/loss

Hard
7-4
I Hard
0-0
Clay
2-4
Rank
24
High
23
LWWLLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 30-22 17-8 4-8 4-3 5-3 0-0
2023 36-29 18-14 15-6 1-4 2-5 0-0
2022 24-31 7-16 7-4 3-5 7-6 0-0
2021 32-26 13-11 8-6 10-5 1-4 0-0
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1

Ranked no. 51, the Australian will start his run at the French Open after he played his last match in Rome where he lost 6-3 6-2 to Medjedovic in the 1st round on the 9th of May.

Popyrin has an overall 9-8 win-loss record in 2024, 2-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Alexei’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Doha.

Talking about his overall career, Popyrin has an overall 252-199 record. He has a positive 73-52 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.

Popyrin
French Open
Popyrin's Record

Thanasi Kokkinakis

Thanasi Kokkinakis
Thanasi Kokkinakis

17 - 14win/loss

Hard
8-9
I Hard
0-0
Clay
9-5
Rank
79
High
65
WWWWWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 34-20 19-12 11-6 2-1 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. 100, the Australian will start his run at the Paris after he played his last match in the Bordeaux Challenger where he lost 7-6(2) 6-3 to Fils in the quarter on the 17th of May.

The Australian has a compiled 17-14 win-loss record in 2024, 9-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title the Sarasota Challenger where he beat Zizou Bergs in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.

In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 256-163 record. He has a positive 66-34 record on clay.

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2015 and 2023. See his history.

Kokkinakis
French Open
Kokkinakis's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Popyrin
LWWLLWLWWL
Kokkinakis
WWWWWLWWLW
2024 2023 2022
28 - 21
32 - 20
17-8
Hard
19-12
2-2
I Hard
0-1
4-8
Clay
11-6
5-3
Grass
2-1

Tennis Scores – French Open

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