
Thanasi Kokkinakis upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in New York on Tuesday. Kokkinakis will square off with Nuno Borges in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 54 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
Thanasi added to his prize money $ 40,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 140,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Kokkinakis will add $ 75,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 215,000 in total.
Highlights Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas U.S. Open – New York
Kokkinakis’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Australian scored 145 points vs. Stefanos’s 130.
Kokkinakis
Kokkinakis served very well to win 78% of the points (54/69) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (41/72) on his second serve. Thanasi struck 17 aces and he committed 7 double faults. Thanasi was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (4/8).
Tsitsipas
On the other side, Stefanos had some problems converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Kokkinakis and Tsitsipas is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges – stats
Kokkinakis will face Borges in the 2nd round.
This will be the 2nd time that Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nuno Borges play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Borges (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Borges won 7-61 6-1 in the quarter in Phoenix Challenger back in March 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Kokkinakis was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more to do for the Australian to win the set since the Greek managed to break back in the 8th (4-4) game. The Australian kept his focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 5.
Tiebreak
Kokkinakis won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (4-0) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the Greek won 2 minibreaks in the 10th (4-6) and 11th (5-6) point.
Thanasi won the tiebreak 7-5 after he conquered a decisive 4-0 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5
The Australian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Stefanos converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 86 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Australian won just 2 more points than Tsitsipas (44-42). Kokkinakis lost 16 points on serve (29-16). on the other side of the court, Tsitsipas conceded 15 points on serve (26-15).
Kokkinakis had a racing start in this set after breaking Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more to do for Tsitsipas to win the set as Kokkinakis succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. The Greek maintained his focus to break Thanasi in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).
Stefanos was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Also, on the other side, Thanasi was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (0-1 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40).
They contested 67 points. The contest during this set was so even that Tsitsipas won only 1 point more than the Australian (34-33). Stefanos lost 15 points on serve (20-15). On the losing side, the Australian conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Kokkinakis clinched in the 8th game (5-3) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).
The Greek lost the 8th game (5-3) when he was comfortably leading 40-0.
They played 56 points. Kokkinakis conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Tsitsipas (30-26). Kokkinakis conceded 11 points on serve (23-11). on the other side of the court, Tsitsipas conceded 7 points on serve (15-7).
Similarly to the 3rd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Australian grabbed in the 11th game (6-5) before ultimately winning the set (7-5).
Thanasi converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). On the other side, Thanasi didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 67 points. Thanasi conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Tsitsipas (37-30). Kokkinakis surrendered 7 points on serve (25-7). Regarding the other side of the net, Stefanos conceded 12 points on serve (23-12).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Federico CoriaCoria (6-2 6-4 6-1)
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (2-6 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4)
- Mattia BellucciBellucci – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-4 7-65 6-3)
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (6-1 7-5 6-3)
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (7-65 4-6 6-3 7-5)
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-1 4-6 6-4 6-4)
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Marcos GironGiron (6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4)
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-4 6-3 4-6 6-3)
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 7-5 6-4)
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Dusan LajovicLajovic (6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1)
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Corentin MoutetMoutet (7-63 6-1 6-0)
- Jack DraperDraper – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-3 6-0 4-0 ret.)
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Timofey SkatovSkatov (6-3 7-64 7-63)
- Jordan ThompsonThompson – Constant LestienneLestienne (6-1 6-3 6-2)
- Daniel EvansEvans – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-76 7-62 7-64 4-6 6-4)
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (1-6 6-2 6-4 6-1)
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (2-6 6-2 6-1 6-2)
- Arthur FilsFils – Learner TienTien (6-4 3-6 6-1 6-2)
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Li TuTu (6-2 4-6 6-3 6-1)
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Taro DanielDaniel (4-6 4-6 6-4 7-66 6-4)
- Max PurcellPurcell – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-5 6-4 6-3)
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-3 6-2 6-1)
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Quentin HalysHalys (6-3 6-3 6-74 6-2)
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Matthew ForbesForbes (6-4 7-62 6-2)
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Hugo GastonGaston (6-1 6-4 6-2)
- Tomas MachacMachac – Fabio FogniniFognini (7-5 6-1 6-3)
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Borna CoricCoric (7-5 6-2 6-3)
- Jakub MensikMensik – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-2 6-4 6-2)
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5)
- Zizou BergsBergs – Pavel KotovKotov (6-2 4-6 6-2 3-6 7-67)
- David GoffinGoffin – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (7-67 6-1 7-5)
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (6-1 6-3 6-3)
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 7-68)
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (7-62 2-6 5-7 7-5 1-0 ret.)
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Hugo GrenierGrenier (4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5)
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (1-6 6-4 6-3 3-0 ret.)
- Gael MonfilsMonfils – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (6-72 6-2 6-2 6-1)
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Adam WaltonWalton (3-6 7-67 6-3 6-4)
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Luciano DarderiDarderi (6-4 6-73 6-0 7-64)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-2 6-75 6-3 6-2)
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-2 6-3)
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5)
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (6-2 6-3 5-7 6-75 6-3)
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-63 1-6 6-1 7-5)
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-3 6-4 6-4)
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Sebastian OfnerOfner (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-2)
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (7-5 6-2 6-3)
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-3 7-5 5-7 6-2)
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Dominic StrickerStricker (4-6 6-3 7-64 6-3)
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Sumit NagalNagal (6-1 6-3 7-66)
- Casper RuudRuud – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (7-62 6-2 6-2)
- Andrey RublevRublev – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-3 7-63 7-5)
- Laslo DjereDjere – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (6-77 6-1 6-77 6-4 6-2)
- Juncheng ShangShang – Alexander BublikBublik (6-4 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4)
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (7-62 6-2 6-3)
- Ben SheltonShelton – Dominic ThiemThiem (6-4 6-2 6-2)
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-2 6-2 6-4)
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Luca NardiNardi (7-5 7-63 7-65)
- Rinky HijikataHijikata – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (7-61 3-6 6-4 6-3)
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- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (6-3 6-4 6-2)
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Holger RuneRune (6-2 6-1 6-4)
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