In the 1/16 finals of the ATP tournament in Mexico, Thanasi Kokkinakis from Australia will play against Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
Thanasi Kokkinakis
The 26-year-old representative of Australia failed at the ATP tournament in Atlanta last week. In the 1/16 finals, Kokkinakis managed to lose to the young and completely unknown representative of the USA Andres Martin – 3:6; 2:6. At the same time, in doubles, together with his compatriot Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi won the tournament in Atlanta. In the final , Thanasi and Nick beat their compatriots Jason Kubler and John Pierce – 7:6 (7:4); 7:5.
Fernando Verdasco
The 38-year-old representative of Spain, in turn, did not play very well at the home challenger in Segovia last week. On hard, Verdasco only reached the 1/8 finals, where he lost in two sets to Emilio Nava from the USA – 6:7 (8:10); 5:7.
Fernando Verdasco and Thanasi Kokkinakis played together in 2013 and 2018. Both meetings were reserved for the representative of Spain, but it should be understood that, of course, in recent years, due to the age of Verdasco, he has lost a lot.
Forecast
In this match, Thanasi Kokkinakis is of course considered a clear favorite by the bookmakers. The representative of Australia is quite capable of winning a landslide victory here, and therefore we suggest that you bet less than 24.5 games on the total.