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

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Borges hustles Kokkinakis to face Jakub Mensik in the 3rd round

Prediction and head to head Nuno Borges vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis

Nuno Borges beats Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 7-5 7-5 in the 2nd round in New York on Thursday. Borges is going to play against Jakub Mensik in the 3rd 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 2nd round in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.

Borges
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
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 1st Serve
185
185
137
137
AVG 2nd 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 3rd 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.

Nuno Borges Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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BorgesKokkinakis
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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Nuno clinched in the 7th 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 6th 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 4th 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).

2nd Set -
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Borges clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 8th (3-5) game, Nuno broke back in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (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 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (3-5 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). On the other side, Thanasi was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th 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).

3rd Set -
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0
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0
0
0
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Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Nuno grabbed in the 11th 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 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (1-1 40-A), the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th 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 4th 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).

1st
Borges
Kokkinakis
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Borges
Kokkinakis
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Borges
Kokkinakis
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
 

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