Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Alexei PopyrinAdelaide 2 Round of 32

Adelaide 2 · ATP · Round of 32
#440ATP
30 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2023 ·
hard
#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLLLL
Kokkinakis T.
6-0 6-7 7-5
Popyrin A.
Kokkinakis T.
6672
Popyrin A.
0751

Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-0 6-7 7-5 in the Adelaide 2 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #128. Thanasi Kokkinakis extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-01MontrealQ32hardAlexei Popyrin6-4 2-3
2024-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayThanasi Kokkinakis4-6 7-6 6-3 5-7 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
67%
66%
Return points won·Even
35%
34%
Break points saved·Even
67%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
11.0
9.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
49
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Even
4
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
93
68
Tiebreaks·Even
92
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
85
78

Kokkinakis T.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 38 games (7d) · Popyrin A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw