Nick Kyrgios will face Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round of the US Open. The game will start on August 30 at 01:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-5.5) for Kyrgios – 1.89.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 38 – 1.85.
Nick has a 2-0 lead in head-to-head encounters and in their last head-to-head game, Kyrgios dropped just four games to Kokkinakis. We expect a strong start for Kyrgios.
Kyrgios has had an excellent season, winning the Washington event and playing in a Grand Slam final for the first time in his career. Nick is mentally well prepared and has a good chance of doing well at the US Open.
Kyrgios is hardly one of the favourites to win the US Open, but everyone knows he is capable of surprise. Like at Wimbledon recently, where Nick sensationally reached the final.
Then, a month after that, Nick won the tournament in Washington. He dropped just one set in six matches.
At the Masters in Montreal, Kyrgios defeated Daniil Medvedev in the second round but lost in the quarter-finals to Hubert Hurkacz.
In Cincinnati, Kyrgios had a quiet first round, beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, but lost in the next match to Taylor Fritz, taking only five games.
Kyrgios’ maximum result at the US Open so far was reaching the third round.
Kyrgios has a winning streak of five matches under his belt against his compatriots.
Kokkinakis also managed to play a series of hard-court matches before travelling to New York, but unlike Kyrgios, he did not make much progress.
What is more, Thanasi could only make it through the first round in Los Cabos. While in Atlanta, Cincinnati and Winston-Salem he did not win a single match.
However, it is worth noting that Kokkinakis qualified for Cincinnati, beating Ilya Ivashka and Benoit Paire.
You may also recall that Kokkinakis had two successful tournaments in Adelaide earlier this year. He reached the semi-finals in the first and took the title in the second.
Kokkinakis has 7 defeats in his last 10 meetings against the representatives of the top 50.
In Kokkinakis’ last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 1.48.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Kyrgios’ Rating – 26
Nick Kyrgios Wins/Losses in 2022 – 31/9
Kokkinakis’ Rating – 70
Thanasi Kokkinakis Wins/Losses in 2022 – 22/15
Kyrgios leads with a score of 2-0 in the head-to-head matches.
The match will be played at Arthur Ashe Stadium, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, United States.
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