Citi Open: Kokkinakis sets up last 16 clash against Korda

The Australian will face American Sebastian Korda, the No 4 seed, in the next round

Thanasi Kokkinakis at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Thanasi Kokkinakis at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Image Credit: AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Mubadala Citi DC Open •Third round • completed
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Thanasi Kokkinakis reached the last 16 of the Citi Open by beating No 14 seed and fellow Australian Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 7-6 (4) at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington on Wednesday.

Kokkinakis , ranked No 91, will play American Sebastian Korda, the No 4 seed, next.

This was Kokkinakis’ second win over a compatriot this week. He had won against Max Purcell (6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3) in the previous round of the tournament.

Washington ATP 500, other second-round matches (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2,100,230):

  • Arthur Rinderknech (16) beat Juncheng Shang: 2-3 ret.
  • Denis Shapovalov (WC) beat Adrian Mannarino (6): 6-2, 6-1
  • Frances Tiafoe (5) beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-3
  • Brandon Nakashima (13) beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-2, 6-2
  • Sebastian Korda beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 6-2
  • Miomir Kecmanovic (12) beat J.J. Wolf (LL): 6-2, 6-3
  • Radu Albot vs. Ben Shelton
  • Reilly Opelka vs. Jordan Thompson
  • Andrey Rublev vs. Luca Van Assche
  • Seong-Chan Hong vs. Karen Khachanov
  • Alex Michelsen vs. Mattia Bellucci
  • David Goffin vs. Flavio Cobolli
  • Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
  • Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
  • Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Mitchell Krueger

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