Sebastian Korda and Thanasi Kokkinakis will face off in the 3rd round of the Citi Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Korda who should win in 2 sets.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.38
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 3.05
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
This will be the 3rd time that Sebastian Korda and Thanasi Kokkinakis square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Korda (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Korda won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Indian wells back in 2022.
Highlights Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis – Indian wells 10-March-2022
Sebastian Korda
24 - 16win/loss
23
15
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 31-19 | 17-9 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
2023 | 26-16 | 18-8 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
2022 | 34-22 | 13-9 | 8-6 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 36-20 | 12-8 | 6-5 | 13-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
2020 | 22-10 | 6-4 | 6-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 7-1 |
Ranked no. 22, the American reached the 3rd round after beating Unknown Player bye and Cristian Garin 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Garin (6-3 6-2). During the match, Korda scored 63 points vs Garin’s 43. Korda was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Korda bagged 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Sebastian Korda was extremely efficient on serve to win 83% (24/29) of his 1st serve and 62% (18/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Garin 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Korda has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (234-153). 9-6 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Korda has an aggregate91-62 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
Sebastian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Hertogenbosch.
Korda has an overall 23-16 win-loss record in 2024, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Thanasi Kokkinakis
23 - 17win/loss
79
65
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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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. 91, Thanasi reached the 3rd round after beating Max Purcell 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 and Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 7-6(4).
In the 2nd round, Kokkinakis had a good straight sets win against Vukic (6-4 7-64). During the match Kokkinakis and Vukic scored the same amount of points (70). However, the world no. 22 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Australian was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Kokkinakis struck 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Thanasi Kokkinakis was extremely effective on serve to win 84% (36/43) of his 1st serve and 51% (18/35) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Australian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Vukic once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Thanasi has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Sarasota Challenger where he defeated Zizou Bergs in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Thanasi has an aggregate 23-16 win-loss record in 2024, 10-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd
round in 2023. See his history.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Korda | Kokkinakis |
---|---|---|
Match played | 1 | 2 |
Tot Set | 2 | 5 |
Tot Games | 17 | 55 |
Pts | 63-43 | 170-147 |
Total Points | 106 | 317 |
Winners | 24 | 76 |
%Winners | 38% | 45% |
Korda played 1 match while Kokkinakis competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Thanasi Kokkinakis lost 1 set while Sebastian Korda hasn’t dropped a set so far. Korda has played 3 set(s) less than Kokkinakis (2 vs 5). Therefore, Korda played 38 games less than Kokkinakis. Korda scored 24 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kokkinakis managed to score 76 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Korda | Kokkinakis |
---|---|---|
Aces | 7 | 27 |
Avg per match | 7 | 13.5 |
1st in | 29/58 | 86/151 |
%1st in | 50% | 57% |
1st pts | 24/29 | 76/86 |
%1st pts | 83% | 88% |
2nd pts | 18/29 | 42/65 |
%2nd pts | 62% | 65% |
Korda scored 7 aces . Kokkinakis made 27 aces (13.5 per match). Korda won 83% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Kokkinakis won 88% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Korda | Kokkinakis |
---|---|---|
Won | 3 | 4 |
Converted | 3/6 | 4/11 |
% Converted | 50% | 36% |
Conceded | 3 | 4 |
Saved | 3 | 4 |
% Saved | 100% | 100% |
Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Korda pretty effective on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 3 break points. Thanasi broke his opponents 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Australian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
Korda | |||
R2 Garin | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-3 6-2 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
pts | 63-43 | 63-43 | |
Total points | 106 | 106 | |
Winners | 24 | 24 | |
%Winners | 38% | 38% | |
SERVE | |||
Aces | 7 | 7 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
1st in | 29/58 | 29/58 | |
% 1st in | 50% | 50% | |
1st pts | 24/29 | 24/29 | |
% 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
2nd pts | 18/29 | 18/29 | |
% 2nd pts | 62% | 62% | |
Breaks | |||
Won | 3 | 3 | |
Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Kokkinakis | ||||
R1 Purcell | R2 Vukic | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-74 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 7-64 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Tot Games | 32 | 23 | 55 | |
pts | 100-77 | 70-70 | 170-147 | |
Total points | 177 | 140 | 317 | |
Winners | 40 | 36 | 76 | |
%Winners | 40% | 51% | 45% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 15 | 12 | 27 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
1st in | 43/73 | 43/78 | 86/151 | |
% 1st in | 59% | 55% | 57% | |
1st pts | 40/43 | 36/43 | 76/86 | |
% 1st pts | 93% | 84% | 88% | |
2nd pts | 24/30 | 18/35 | 42/65 | |
% 2nd pts | 80% | 51% | 65% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Converted | 3/10 | 1/1 | 4/11 | |
Converted % | 30% | 100% | 36% | |
Conceded | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Saved | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
Saved % | – | 100% | 100% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Ben SheltonShelton – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-4 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Juncheng ShangShang (2-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (7-66 7-66) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (3-6 7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-3 7-61) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – David GoffinGoffin (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Seong Chan HongChan Hong – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Cristian GarinGarin (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-78 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jeff WolfWolf (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-4 6-7(5) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – (0-1) – H2H and prediction