Jannik Sinner vs Thanasi Kokkinakis Prediction & Betting Tips - Adelaide International

Prediction published on 03/01/2022, 10:03  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 04/01/2023 at 19:00 in Tennis Predictions

Sixth seeded Jannik Sinner faces wild card Thanassi Kokkinakis in the Adelaide International second round. The winner of this match takes on unseeded opposition in the quarter finals. That'll be either Roberto Bautista Agut or Sebastian Korda. Sinner ended 2022 reaching at least the quarter finals in three of his final four tournaments of the year. He only won one tournament last year and slipped from the 10th position he was in at the start of 2021. This week has seen him start his 2022 campaign with a straight sets win over Britain's Kyle Edmond for the loss of only five games.

Thanassi Kokkinakis started this week ranked 93rd in the world. The Australian had to rely on a wild card to play in this Adelaide International. This time last year he was ranked 171st in the world but soon started climbing back up the list after a run to the semi-finals in this tournament. He followed that up by winning the second Adelaide tournament but then lost in the first round of the Australian Open. Kokkinakis only won one match in the four Grand Slam events held last year. 2022 didn't end well for him with only one of his last seven matches being won. He had a tough match in the first round of this tournament beating Maxime Cressy. The match was won in straight sets but both went to a tie-break. Back Sinner to get the win here.