Rublev

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.

Thanasi Kokkinakis scores upset win over Andrey Rublev (ESPN Australia)

Thanasi Kokkinakis has sent his hometown into raptures with a rousing win over top seed Andrey Rublev to keep his Adelaide International 2 title defence ...

"He hits the shit out of the ball. [Roberto Bautista Agut](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1733) in the quarter-finals after his fellow Spaniard eliminated Dutchman Robin Hasse 6-3 3-6 6-3. [Albert Ramos-Vinolas](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1766), another Spaniard, in the first round. [Miomir Kecmanovic](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2874) for a place in the last four after the Serb eliminated fellow Australian [Jason Kubler](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1745) 5-7 7-6 (7-1) 6-4. "It's a big part of my game. [Alejandro Davidovich Fokina](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3212).

'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.

Thanasi Kokkinakis Who Stuns Top Seed Andrey Rublev 6-4 3-6 6-3 ... (Greek City Times)

Defending champ Thanasi Kokkinakis pushes past top-seeded Andrey Rublev 6-4 3-6 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals at Adelaide International Tennis.

Kokkinakis then produced another spectacular set of tennis where he didn't give an inch on his own serve. He wasted a set and break in hand against Bautista Agut last week and now lost to Kokkinakis as well. He opened the first set with some pretty spectacular serving.

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.

Rublev goes down in Adelaide, Ruud knocked out in Auckland (Sportstar)

While top-seeded Rublev went down to Kokkinakis in Adelaide, Ruud was beaten by Djere in the second round in Auckland.

The rain was not the only problem Norrie faced and he had to dig deep to subdue the Czech after the 21-year-old had played sublime tennis to win the second set on a tiebreak. Much of that time was spent in the dressing room waiting for the wet weather to pass and the match was concluded indoors when the rain persisted. Djere was dominant from the baseline and brilliant with his serve before he came on top in the third set tie-break to record his first victory against a top-five player.