Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Thanasi Kokkinakis Tips, Prediction & Live Stream - Adelaide native Kokkinakis to reach quarter-finals

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Andrew Hendrie 07 Jan 2025

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Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Thanasi Kokkinakis predictions for Wednesday's ATP Adelaide R2 match
This will be the first meeting between the pair
Kokkinakis gunning for his fourth quarter-final in Adelaide
The match is scheduled to start around 7.00pm AEDT on Wednesday January 8

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Thanasi Kokkinakis (Photo by Getty Images)

Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Thanasi Kokkinakis Tips, Prediction & Live Stream

Thanasi Kokkinakis will be looking to make the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International for the fourth time in his career when he comes up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday night.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Thanasi Kokkinakis Tips, Prediction & Live Stream
Head To Head
Tomas Martin Etcheverry Form
Thanasi Kokkinakis Form
Live Stream

Kokkinakis always saves his best tennis for his hometown tournament, with the Aussie winning the only ATP title of his career in Adelaide back in 2022, while Etcheverry hasn't won back-to-back matches at a regular ATP event since reaching the Lyon final in May 2024.

Head To Head

This will be the first ever meeting between the pair.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry Form

Etcheverry put together a 31-29 record on the main tour last season, breaking into the top 30 for the first time after reaching the third round of the Australian Open, where he went down to Novak Djokovic after beating Andy Murray in his previous match.

The Argentine also made the third round of Roland Garros and the US Open last season, but he did struggle somewhat in the second half of the year, failing to win back-to-back matches outside of the slams and Davis Cup.

Etcheverry's highlight was making the final on the clay of Lyon shortly before the French Open, going down in a deciding-set tiebreak to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. The 25-year-old also made clay semi-finals in Houston and Barcelona last season.

Launching his 2025 season at the United Cup, Etcheverry was outclassed in straight sets by Alex de Minaur before taking out Billy Harris in three sets. Etcheverry moved onto Adelaide this week, where he was able to survive multiple set points in his opener against Aussie wildcard Tristan Schoolkate before prevailing 7-6 6-3.

Thanasi Kokkinakis Form

It's one of the great mysteries in tennis that Kokkinakis has never been ranked higher than No. 65 in the world. Injuries and the overall lifestyle of the tour have certainly contributed, but Kokkinakis really should be taking his game to the next level.

Nevertheless, the 28-year-old repeatedly saves his best tennis for Adelaide, where he feels motivated to perform in front of his home fans.

Kokkinakis has made at least the semi-finals of Adelaide on three previous occasions, winning his maiden ATP title at the tournament in 2022, where his last four matches of the tournament went the distance.

Kokkinakis was also forced to play three sets in his Adelaide opener earlier in the week, toppling the tricky Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Live Stream

Watch and bet on Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Thanasi Kokkinakis live tennis from Adelaide.

You can watch and bet on the match live at bet365 > Tennis > ATP Adelaide with the action available to stream on desktop and mobile.

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Verdict

Tomas Martin Etcheverry v Thanasi Kokkinakis

Should be another tight battle involving Kokkinakis in Adelaide - the Aussie went three sets in his last four matches of the 2022 tournament, where he ended up winning the title, while he also went the distance with Nishioka earlier this week.

Kokkinakis was hitting his heavy forehand magnificently throughout that victory and if he maintains that level, he should have enough quality to edge out Etcheverry, who didn't look all that spectacular in his opening round.