In the Round of 128 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Thanasi Kokkinakis (ranked No. 77) meets Roman Safiullin (No. 62).
His most recent time out, Kokkinakis lost to Nuno Borges 4-6, 5-7, 5-7 in the Round of 64 at the US Open on August 29, 2024. Safiullin is coming off a three-set loss in his last match on September 28, 2024 in the Round of 16 at the China Open to Jannik Sinner (6-3, 2-6, 3-6).
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Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Roman Safiullin matchup stats
- Kokkinakis has a match record of 13-12 on hard courts over the last 12 months.
- Kokkinakis has won 82.0% of his service games on hard courts and 17.6% of his return games over the past year.
- Kokkinakis has converted 48 of 144 break points on hard courts (33.3%) over the past 12 months and is 115th in break points won.
- In the the US Open, Kokkinakis’ last tournament, he was defeated 4-6, 5-7, 5-7 by No. 34-ranked Borges on August 29 in the Round of 64.
- Safiullin is 17-17 through 16 tournaments on hard courts over the past year.
- When playing on hard surfaces, Safiullin has an 80.1% winning percentage in service games and a 22.0% winning percentage in return games.
- Safiullin has won 36.8% of break points on hard courts (82 out of 223) to rank 71st.
- On September 28, Safiullin was defeated by No. 1-ranked Sinner, 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, in the Round of 16 of his last tournament, the China Open.
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