Nuno Borges beats Kokkinakis in the 2nd round to collide vs Mensik at the U.S. Open. HIGHLIGHTS – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

Nuno Borges beats Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 7-5 7-5 in the 2^nd round in New York on Thursday. Borges is going to play against Jakub Mensik in the 3^rd round. The match lasted 2 hours and 49 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 2^nd round in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

New York

Borges's Record

Nuno added to his prize money $ 75,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 215,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nuno will add $ 110,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 325,000 in total.

Highlights Nuno Borges vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis U.S. Open – New York

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Borges

Kokkinakis

6-4 7-5 7-5
2h:49

118

118

Total points

96

96

45

45

Winners

43

43

38%

38%

Ratio Winners

45%

45%

33

33

Unforced

42

42

44%

44%

Ratio Unforced

56%

56%

8/13

8/13

Net Approaches

6/12

6/12

62%

62%

Perc

50%

50%

-- Serve --

9

9

Aces

10

10

3

3

Double Faults

6

6

58%

58%

1st in

45%

45%

78%

78%

1st won

84%

84%

45/58

45/58

1st won

43/51

43/51

67%

67%

2nd won

41%

41%

28/42

28/42

2nd won

26/63

26/63

194

194

Fastest serve

199

199

178

178

AVG 1^st Serve

185

185

137

137

AVG 2^nd Serve

143

143

-- Break Points --

4/12

4/12

Total

1/6

1/6

33%

33%

Won

17%

17%

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At the end of the match, the Portuguese scored 118 points vs. Kokkinakis’s 96.

Borges

Nuno served exceptionally well to win 78% of the points (45/58) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (28/42) on his second serve. Borges won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points after he converted only 33% (4/12) of the procured opportunities.

Kokkinakis

On the other side, Thanasi was struggling when converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Borges and Kokkinakis is 2-0 for Nuno.

Draw and next match H2H: Nuno Borges vs. Jakub Mensik – stats

Borges will come up against Mensik in the 3^rd round.

There is no head to head record between Nuno Borges and Jakub Mensik since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Nuno clinched in the 7^th game (4-3) just before finally conquering the set (6-4).

The Portuguese was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6^th game (3-3 15-40). On the other side, Thanasi was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 4^th game (2-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 61 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Borges won just 3 points more than Kokkinakis (32-29). Borges surrendered 12 points on serve (26-12). In addition, on the other side, Thanasi conceded 6 points on serve (17-6).

Borges clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 8^th (3-5) game, Nuno broke back in the 9^th (4-5) and in the 11^th (6-5) game to conquer the set 7-5.

The Australian had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-5 to 7-5.

The Portuguese converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 9^th (3-5 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11^th game (5-5 15-40). On the other side, Thanasi was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8^th game (4-3 15-40).

They played 67 points. The Portuguese was the one to win the set after conquering 11 more points than Kokkinakis (39-28). Borges dropped 6 points on serve (21-6). In addition, on the other side, Kokkinakis conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Nuno grabbed in the 11^th game (6-5) just before ultimately winning the set (7-5).

Nuno converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 3^rd (1-1 40-A), the 5^th (2-2 40-A), the 9^th (4-4 30-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Thanasi was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4^th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 86 points. Borges was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than Kokkinakis (47-39). The Portuguese conceded 9 points on serve (26-9). On the other side, Kokkinakis conceded 21 points on serve (30-21).

Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open

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• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (6-3 6-2 7-6⁵)
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (6-4 6-0 6-2)
• Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3)
• Jack DraperDraper – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-4 6-2 6-2)
• Jakub MensikMensik – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-7⁴ 2-6 6-2 7-6⁵ 7-6³)
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Zizou BergsBergs (4-6 6-3 7-5 6-3)
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-2 6-4 6-4)
• Daniel EvansEvans – Mariano NavoneNavone (6-4 6-3 6-3)
• Tommy PaulPaul – Max PurcellPurcell (7-5 6-0 1-0 ret.)
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-1 7-5 6-4)
• Nuno BorgesBorges – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-4 7-5 7-5)
• Jordan ThompsonThompson – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-6² 6-1 7-5)
• David GoffinGoffin – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-7⁸ 6-3 6-2 7-6¹)
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Arthur FilsFils (7-5 6-7³ 6-4 6-4)
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (7-5 6-1 7-6³)
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 7-6⁵ 6-1)
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-2 6-4 6-0)
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (3-6 6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5)
• Andrey RublevRublev – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-2)
• Casper RuudRuud – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-2 2-6 7-6³)
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-7⁵ 0-6 6-4 6-4 7-5)
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-4 6-4 6-2)
• Juncheng ShangShang – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-2 6-3 7-6²)
• Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-4 6-1 1-0 ret.)
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-1 2-0 ret.)
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Laslo DjereDjere (6-4 6-4 2-0 ret.)
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Ugo HumbertHumbert (5-7 6-4 6-4 6-4)
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-3 4-6 6-4 1-6 6-3)
• Ben SheltonShelton – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-3 6-4 6-4)
• Taylor FritzFritz – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 7-6¹ 6-1)
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-1 6-1 7-6⁴)

Upcoming matches

• Jannik SinnerSinner – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (1-1) – H2H details and stats
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Tommy PaulPaul (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Nuno BorgesBorges – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Flavio CobolliCobolli – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• David GoffinGoffin – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H details and stats
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniel EvansEvans (0-3) – H2H details and stats
• Casper RuudRuud – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-1) – H2H details and stats
• Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-1) – H2H details and stats
• Andrey RublevRublev – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (2-2) – H2H details and stats
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-0) – H2H details and stats
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (0-3) – H2H details and stats