Thanasi Kokkinakis and Tristan Schoolkate will face off in the semifinal of the Sydney Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Court 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thanasi Kokkinakis who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thanasi Kokkinakis is the pick to win this match.
Thanasi Kokkinakis -> 1.29
Tristan Schoolkate -> 3.34
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Prediction and head to head Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Tristan Schoolkate
There is no head to head record between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Tristan Schoolkate since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
32 - 20win/loss
77
65
LWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-21 | 19-12 | 11-6 | 3-2 | 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. 87, Thanasi reached the semifinal after defeating Christian Langmo 6-3 6-4, Philip Sekulic 6-2 7-6(4) and Hikaru Shiraishi 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter, Kokkinakis had a good straight sets win against Shiraishi (6-2 6-1). During the match, Kokkinakis scored 54 points vs Shiraishi’s 28. The Australian was quite aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kokkinakis scored 10 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Thanasi Kokkinakis lost the serve once. Furthermore, Kokkinakis put 64% of his first serves in, winning 86% (18/21) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Shiraishi 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Kokkinakis has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (216-136). 17-12 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kokkinakis has an aggregate 142-81 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Sarasota Challenger where he defeated Zizou Bergs in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Kokkinakis has an aggregate 32-20 win-loss record in 2024, 17-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sydney Challenger
Tristan Schoolkate
44 - 30win/loss
168
167
LLLWWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-33 | 38-24 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-30 | 30-23 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-29 | 24-15 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-20 | 8-9 | 3-5 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 177, Tristan got to the semifinal after defeating Jake Delaney 7-6(4) 6-3, Tibo Colson 6-2 6-3 and Omar Jasika 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(7).
In the quarter, Schoolkate defeated Jasika (6-2 6-75 7-67). During the match Schoolkate scored 122 points vs Jasika’s 99. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Schoolkate fired 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Tristan Schoolkate was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (40/56) of his 1st serve and 58% (28/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Schoolkate broke Jasika 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Schoolkate has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Guangzhou Challenger where he defeated Adam Walton in the final 6-3 3-6 6-3.
Schoolkate has an aggregate 44-30 win-loss record in 2024, 38-22 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sydney Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kokkinakis | Schoolkate |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 73 |
| Pts | 209-148 | 257-198 |
| Total Points | 357 | 455 |
| Winners | 80 | 90 |
| %Winners | 38% | 35% |
Both Kokkinakis and Schoolkate played 3 matches. At the moment, Tristan Schoolkate dropped 1 set while Thanasi Kokkinakis hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kokkinakis has played 1 set(s) less than Schoolkate (6 vs 7). Therefore, Kokkinakis played 18 games less than Schoolkate. Kokkinakis scored 80 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Tristan bagged 90 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kokkinakis | Schoolkate |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 12.7 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 96/155 | 114/207 |
| %1st in | 62% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 80/96 | 90/114 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 34/59 | 59/93 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 63% |
Kokkinakis fired 38 aces (12.7 per match). Schoolkate blasted 22 aces (7.3 per match). Kokkinakis won 83% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Schoolkate won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kokkinakis | Schoolkate |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/35 | 11/25 |
| % Converted | 31% | 44% |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 71% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Kokkinakis broke his opponents 11 times with a 31% conversion rate. Kokkinakis conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Tristan broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Tristan conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kokkinakis | |||||
| R1 Langmo |
R2 Sekulic |
1/4 Shiraishi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 7-64 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 15 | 55 | |
| pts | 67-48 | 88-72 | 54-28 | 209-148 | |
| Total points | 115 | 160 | 82 | 357 | |
| Winners | 29 | 33 | 18 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 38% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 32/48 | 43/74 | 21/33 | 96/155 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 58% | 64% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 29/32 | 33/43 | 18/21 | 80/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 77% | 86% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 17/31 | 6/12 | 34/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 55% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 3/14 | 6/9 | 11/35 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 21% | 67% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/6 | 0/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 83% | 0% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Schoolkate | |||||
| R1 Delaney |
R2 Colson |
1/4 Jasika |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-2 6-75 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 17 | 34 | 73 | |
| pts | 76-61 | 59-38 | 122-99 | 257-198 | |
| Total points | 137 | 97 | 221 | 455 | |
| Winners | 26 | 24 | 40 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% | 33% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 26/54 | 32/49 | 56/104 | 114/207 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 65% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 26/26 | 24/32 | 40/56 | 90/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 100% | 75% | 71% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/28 | 13/17 | 28/48 | 59/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 76% | 58% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/6 | 6/13 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 46% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/3 | 2/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 33% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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