World number 20 Borna Coric faces the 101st-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round of the 2023 ATP Dubai Open on Monday, February 27. Get the live streaming options of this Borna Coric v Thanasi Kokkinakis match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Borna Coric v Thanasi Kokkinakis Head to Head
There have been two previous meetings between these two players including one at the Davis Cup last season and Coric has won them both.
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Coric Aided by Evans Pullout
Daniel Evans became the second Brit to pull out of the singles draw after Andy Murray but this happened during a first match against Coric. The match was tied at two games apiece in the first set before Evans retired from the encounter, perceptibly because of an ankle injury.
As a result of that, Coric had notched up his sixth win of the season to go with four defeats and just his fourth win outside of the Davis Cup in 2023. It’s been that kind of a season for the Croat.
He did win a couple of matches for Croatia at the United Cup but has not had the best results in other individual competitions. At the Australian Open he was bundled out in the first round and followed it up with a win and a loss at the Montpellier Open.
That defeat to Maxime Cressy was particularly shocking given he had gone into the encounter as a 4/11 favourite to win it.
Can he turn his form around against his Aussie opponent here?
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Kokkinakis Scrapes Past Halys
Quentin Halys had his chances in his first round match against Kokkinakis but in the end, the Aussie held his nerve, saved four set-points in the second set while also blowing away four match-points before winning the encounter.
Kokkinakis, who was on court for nearly two hours, clinched a place in the second round 6-4, 7-6 (9).
Having gotten a wildcard for the competition, Kokkinakis broke lucky loser Halys to love in the fifth game. While he had another three chances to win the set off his opponent’s serve, he managed to convert the fourth one that he got in the 10th game of the opening set.
In the second, it was Halys who had three opportunities to grab the set in the 10th game but missed them all, while also missing another one in the tie-breaker. Kokkinakis took control and sealed off the win soon after.
Earlier this season Kokkinakis had made the semifinal of the Adelaide International 2 and won the Manama Challenger. Can he now pull off a big surprise?
Coric v Kokkinakis Prediction and Tip
While Kokkinakis is 2/1 to win this, Coric’s form does not make him an automatic favourite here. Expect a hard-fought encounter even if it doesn’t go to a third.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Over 20.5 games in the match: 4/5 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Three sets in the match: 6/5 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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The 2023 ATP Dubai Open will be played from February 27 to March 5. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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