Citi Open 2024: Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (4) Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis
Date: August 1, 2024
Tournament: Mubadala Citi DC Open
Round: Third Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, Washington DC
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $368,585
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel (USA) | TSN (Canada) | Sky Sports (UK)
Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis preview
The third round of the 2024 Citi Open will see fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda take on Thanasi Kokkinakis from Australia. Korda has a 23-16 record for the season with no titles so far. The young American player is coming on the back of a disappointing first-round loss against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Wimbledon.
However, the grass-court season was the best phase for Korda in the 2024 season, as he made it to the final of the Libema Open (Losing against Alex de Minaur) and the semi-final of the Queen's Club Championships, (Losing against Tommy Paul). At the Citi Open, Korda obtained a bye in the first round. He then secured a straight-set victory over Christian Garin in the second round.
Thanasi Kokkinakis has a 9-11 record so fa in 2024, indicating a poor season for the Australian. Kokkinakis has struggled to make deep runs in any events that he has taken part in, with the one notable exception at the Los Cabos Open, where he reached the quarter-final, losing against Nuno Borges.
Kokkinakis has shown good form at the 2024 Citi Open. The Australian player won against Max Purcell in the first round after recovering from losing the first set. He then defeated another Australian opponent Aleksander Vukic in straight sets in the second round.
Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis head-to-head
Korda has a 2-0 head-to-head record against Kokkinakis on the Tour. The American won the last encounter in straight sets in the first round of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.
Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Sebastian Korda vs Thanasi Kokkinakis prediction
In his match against Garin, Korda was in sublime form, especially while serving. Even though the American only landed 50 percent of his serves, he won 83% of his points on his serve along with 62 percent of points behind his second serve. He hit 7 aces and 14 winners altogether.
Kokkinakis hit 12 aces and won 84% of his first serve points against Vukic in the previous round. The Australian player hit an impressive 26 winners in two sets and completely overwhelmed his opponent. However, his return games were weak, as Kokkinakis only managed to win 26% of the return points in the match.
Korda is playing in front of his native crowd and combine that with his relatively better run of form, he should be able to book his place in the quarterfinals.
Pick- Sebastian Korda to win in straight sets