Thanasi Kokkinakis and Lucas Pouille will fight against each other in the 2nd round of Wimbledon for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:00 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 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.44
Lucas Pouille -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Lucas Pouille
This will be the 2nd time that Thanasi Kokkinakis and Lucas Pouille face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kokkinakis (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kokkinakis won 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Los cabos back in 2019.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
21 - 16win/loss
93
65
LWWLWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-16 | 8-9 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 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. 93, the Australian got to the 2nd round after defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6 5-7 7-69 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Thanasi had a tough win against Auger-Aliassime to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (4-6 5-7 7-69 6-4 6-4). During the match, Kokkinakis and Auger-Aliassime scored the same amount of points (162). However, the world no. 93 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Thanasi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 79 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kokkinakis managed to score 19 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Thanasi Kokkinakis was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 81% (79/97) of his 1st serve and 53% (31/58) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Thanasi broke Auger-Aliassime 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Kokkinakis has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (205-131). 2-0 on grass in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kokkinakis has a composed 9-16 record in the last years on grass.
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.
Kokkinakis has an overall 21-15 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Lucas Pouille
26 - 12win/loss
212
10
WWWWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-12 | 9-2 | 8-5 | 4-5 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-10 | 3-2 | 7-5 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-24 | 7-3 | 2-7 | 7-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 212, Lucas reached the 2nd round after defeating Jack Pinnington Jones 6-0 6-3, Jiri Vesely 7-66 6-2, Luca Van Assche 7-64 7-5 6-2 and Laslo Djere 3-6 7-64 3-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round, Lucas had a tough win against Djere to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (3-6 7-64 3-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Pouille scored 140 points vs Djere’s 133. Pouille was exceptionally aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about serving, Pouille made 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Lucas Pouille was quite effective on serve to win 72% (57/79) of his 1st serve and 53% (30/57) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 6 times. Pouille broke Djere 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Mauthausen Challenger where he beat Jozef Kovalik in the final 6-3 6-3.
Lucas has a compiled 25-12 win-loss record in 2024, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Wimbledon
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2016. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kokkinakis | Pouille |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 116 |
| Pts | 162-162 | 385-323 |
| Total Points | 324 | 708 |
| Winners | 79 | 166 |
| %Winners | 49% | 43% |
Kokkinakis played 1 match while Pouille competed in 4 matches. Pouille started his run from the qualifications while Kokkinakis had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Thanasi Kokkinakis lost 2 sets, while Lucas Pouille surrendered 2 sets. Kokkinakis has played 7 set(s) less than Pouille (5 vs 12). Therefore, Kokkinakis played 61 games less than Pouille. Thanasi scored 79 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 166 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kokkinakis | Pouille |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 19 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 97/155 | 221/356 |
| %1st in | 63% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 79/97 | 166/221 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 31/58 | 75/135 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 56% |
Kokkinakis recorded 19 aces . Pouille scored 38 aces (9.5 per match). Kokkinakis won 81% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Pouille won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kokkinakis | Pouille |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 16 |
| Converted | 3/10 | 16/37 |
| % Converted | 30% | 43% |
| Conceded | 8 | 24 |
| Saved | 5 | 17 |
| % Saved | 63% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Thanasi broke his opponent 3 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Australian lost his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Lucas broke his opponents 16 times with a 43% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kokkinakis | |||
| R1 Auger-Aliassime |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 5-7 7-69 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 55 | 55 | |
| pts | 162-162 | 162-162 | |
| Total points | 324 | 324 | |
| Winners | 79 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 19 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 97/155 | 97/155 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 79/97 | 79/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 31/58 | 31/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/10 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Pouille | ||||||
| Q1 Pinnington |
Q2 Vesely |
Q3 Van |
R1 Djere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 7-66 6-2 | 7-64 7-5 6-2 | 3-6 7-64 3-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 116 | |
| pts | 60-39 | 68-50 | 117-101 | 140-133 | 385-323 | |
| Total points | 99 | 118 | 218 | 273 | 708 | |
| Winners | 23 | 33 | 53 | 57 | 166 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% | 45% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 32/51 | 37/56 | 73/113 | 79/136 | 221/356 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 66% | 65% | 58% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 23/32 | 33/37 | 53/73 | 57/79 | 166/221 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 89% | 73% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/19 | 13/19 | 19/40 | 30/57 | 75/135 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | 48% | 53% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 2/3 | 4/12 | 6/15 | 16/37 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 33% | 40% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 0/0 | 6/7 | 8/14 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 86% | 57% | 243% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
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