Alexei Popyrin and Thanasi Kokkinakis will square off in the 1^st round of the French Open for the 3^rd 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.

As 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 3^rd 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

9 - 8win/loss

Hard

7-4

I Hard

0-0

Clay

2-4

Rank
24

High
23

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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2024	28-19	17-7	4-8	2-1	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

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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 1^st round on the 9^th 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 2^nd round in 2019. See his history.

French Open

Popyrin's Record

Thanasi Kokkinakis

Thanasi Kokkinakis

17 - 14win/loss

Hard

8-9

I Hard

0-0

Clay

9-5

Rank
79

High
65

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Year	Total	Hard	Clay	I.hard	Grass	Carpet
2024	29-20	14-12	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

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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 17^th 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 3^rd round in 2015 and 2023. See his history.

French Open

Kokkinakis's Record

Head 2 Head

• 0Slam
• 3Main
• 2Chall
• 1Minor

• 0Slam
• 1Main
• 6Chall
• 1Minor

Alexei
Popyrin

0:3

Thanasi
Kokkinakis

Rank

24

High

23

0Hard2

0Clay1

Rank

79

High

65

Win Loss

Popyrin

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Kokkinakis

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2024 2023 2022

26 - 18

27 - 20

17-7

Hard

14-12

4-8

Clay

11-6

5-3

Grass

2-1

Tennis Scores – French Open

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• Ben SheltonShelton – Hugo GastonGaston (3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Henri SquireSquire – Max PurcellPurcell (6-2 6-2 3-6 4-6 7-6¹⁰) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-2 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jozef KovalikKovalik – Marcos GironGiron (7-6³ 6-4 3-6 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Arthur FilsFils (6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-3 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Gustavo HeideHeide (4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Sumit NagalNagal (6-2 6-0 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-3 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (7-6⁷ 6-4 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (6-4 4-6 1-6 6-1 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-2 6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Harold MayotMayot (6-2 7-6⁴ 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Kei NishikoriNishikori – Gabriel DialloDiallo (7-5 7-6³ 3-6 1-6 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Zizou BergsBergs – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (3-6 7-6⁵ 6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Luca NardiNardi (6-4 6-1 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Jeff WolfWolf (6-1 6-2 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (6-1 6-7⁶ 6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Maximilian MartererMarterer – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-2 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (4-6 6-3 3-6 6-0 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Andrey RublevRublev – Taro DanielDaniel (6-2 6-7³ 6-3 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Terence AtmaneAtmane (3-6 4-6 7-6² 6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Laslo DjereDjere (7-5 6-4 6-7⁶ 5-7 7-6⁶) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 4-6 6-3 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-2 6-1 3-6 6-0) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Richard GasquetGasquet – Borna CoricCoric (7-6⁵ 7-6² 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Andy MurrayMurray (6-4 6-4 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Jack DraperDraper (7-5 6-4 6-7³ 3-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Denis ShapovalovDenis – Luca Van AsscheLuca (6-3 6-4 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Richard GasquetGasquet – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Fabio FogniniFognini – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel EvansEvans – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• David GoffinGoffin – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Dusan LajovicLajovic – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Alexander BublikBublik (2-4) – H2H and prediction
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Constant LestienneLestienne (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Pedro CachinCachin – Tommy PaulPaul (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian OfnerOfner – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Cameron NorrieNorrie – Pavel KotovKotov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexandre MullerMuller – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Adam WaltonWalton (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Andrey RublevRublev – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Federico CoriaCoria (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Tomas MachacMachac (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (0-2) – H2H and prediction
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves – Casper RuudRuud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Zizou BergsBergs – Maximilian MartererMarterer (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Henri SquireSquire – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Filip MisolicMisolic – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rinky HijikataHijikata – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mariano NavoneNavone – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – (0-0) – H2H and prediction

Popyrin

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Kokkinakis