Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Philip SekulicSydney CH Round of 16

Sydney CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#460ATP
30 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 October 2023
hard
#317ATP
1390ELO
1363Hard ELO
22 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kokkinakis T.
7-5 7-5
Sekulic P.
Kokkinakis T.
772
Sekulic P.
550

Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Philip Sekulic 7-5 7-5 in the Sydney CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Philip Sekulic came in ranked #317, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kokkinakis T.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sekulic P.

Sekulic P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kokkinakis T.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.5
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
79
Break points won·Slight edge
15
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
19

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
4.6
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.0
Minutes 14d
7.1
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
95
94

Kokkinakis T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Sekulic P.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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