Kokkinakis

2023 - 1 - 11

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Thanasi Kokkinakis Upsets Andrey Rublev In Adelaide | ATP Tour ... (ATP Tour)

Thanasi Kokkinakis served up a treat for the home fans at the Adelaide International 2 on Wednesday, when he downed top seed Andrey Rublev to reach the ...

[Tomas Machac](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tomas-machac/m0fh/overview) in the final round of qualifying in Adelaide before beating the Czech as a lucky loser in the first round, converted three of seven break points to register his first victory against Carreno Busta in three tour-level meetings. 15 [Pablo Carreno Busta](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/pablo-carreno-busta/cd85/overview) for the second Top 20 win of his career. [Soonwoo Kwon](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/soonwoo-kwon/kf17/overview) also notched a major upset on Wednesday by taking out second seed and World No. Kokkinakis took advantage of an error-strewn first-set display from Rublev to move ahead in the pair’s first tour-level meeting. It’s something that you dream of as a kid, and to play in front of you guys in this atmosphere, it’s incredible.” Kokkinakis held off a mid-match resurgence from Rublev to notch the third Top 10 victory of his career in one hour, 57 minutes.

'I'm stoked': Kokk's mammoth win over world No.6 proves his Aus ... (Fox Sports)

'I'm stoked': Kokk's mammoth win over world No.6 proves his Aus Open credentials.

With Rublev off the boil, Kokkinakis’ only real issue in the first set was with the chair umpire, who issued him a time violation for taking too long to serve. Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. The hard-hitting Russian, known for his ballistic style of play, was unable to find any rhythm in the first set due in no small part to the outstanding play of Kokkinakis. Rublev, the inaugural Adelaide International champion in 2020, was playing his first match of the tournament on Wednesday night after the top seed was granted a bye in the first round and he looked short of a run in a disjointed opening. The pivotal moment in the match came in the fourth game of the third set when Kokkinakis converted the second of two break points to go 3-1 up then hold serve to bundle out the top seed.

Adelaide International: Kokkinakis stuns Rublev to reach quarterfinals (Tennis Australia)

Thanasi Kokkinakis continues his giant-killing run in Adelaide, stunning No.1 seed Andrey Rublev to reach the quarterfinals for a second straight year.

It was nevertheless an encouraging week for the world No.148 Australian, who saved two match points to overcome the 38th-ranked Ramos-Vinolas, marking Millman’s his best match win in almost a year. But after Kubler took the first set against Kecmanovic, the world No.29 from Serbia gradually edged ahead. “It’s a big part of my game,” Kokkinakis noted. Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE)/Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) d [1] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 4-6 6-4 [10-8] “A ripper bloke as well.” “He’s a hell of a player, ” he commented of Rublev.

Thanasi Kokkinakis scores upset win over world number 6 Andrey ... (ABC News)

Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis claims one of the biggest scalps of his career as he stuns world number six Andrey Rublev at the Adelaide International 2.

"He hits the shit out of the ball. "It's a big part of my game. Kokkinakis overcame an explosive first-set exchange with the chair umpire and the loss of the second set to upset the world number 6 with a sublime serving display on Wednesday night.

'Huge': Kokkinakis shocks World No. 6 (NEWS.com.au)

Aussie star Thanasi Kokkinakis has moved into the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International 2 tournament after he upset No. 1 seed and World No.

“I feel great,” Kokkinakis continued. “A few little niggles but that’s professional tennis. “He’s a hell of a player as you can see. But I’m stoked I got one of my biggest wins in front of you guys.” The win was just his third win over a top 10 player after his 2017 Queens win over then World No. Why can’t you take it out? Aussie star Thanasi Kokkinakis has moved into the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International 2 tournament after he upset No. So take it back. “I was ready, I was waiting for them to shut up. “No no no no no, that’s a s**t call,” Kokkinakis said. 6 Milos Raonic and his 2018 win over then World No. 1 seed and World No.

Kokkinakis scores upset win over Rublev (Blue Mountains Gazette)

Thanasi Kokkinakis has sent his home-city fans into raptures with a rousing win over top seed Andrey Rublev...

"He hits the shit out of the ball. "It's a big part of my game. He responded by breaking in the opening game of the second set but Davidovich Fokina broke straight back and won the next three games. He vented his frustration at the chair umpire after Davidovich Fokina won the first set following a line-call challenge. The 33-year-old, who had a rough year on tour in 2022, was ousted 6-3 6-3 by world No.32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Kokkinakis overcame an explosive first-set exchange with the chair umpire and the loss of the second set to upset the world No.6 with a sublime serving display on Wednesday night.