Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis Condensed Match | 2024 US Open Round 1

sure why people are flying away from the tennis what are they [Applause] doing terms of the match [Applause] up what this stage of his son stepanos his [Music] career tough Miss there for konakis good stuff from konakis another chance coming [Applause] up game well it's a very sloppy start was a thing of beauty from kakis he almost Switched Off thinking C pass's return was going to miss but he's finished it here [Music] with better from sixs there yeah just uh in relation to in the first round as Colin alluded to was close to then getting the the better of her catch took the opening set there pretty uncharacteristic error behind that forehand from Cy pass so konakis backs up the break efficient in their movement and try not interrupt plate I think it's a great initiative the probably be a few teeing issues as players just adjust but one thing that can be frustrating is when you you have to wait for sort of three games to get in half an hour can't you [Music] [Applause] sometimes game pretty big had to retire in his first ever main draw match he's a player kakis with uh well a huge game it's well done from kak his big point there the 30 good backhand pass here sit the pass gave himself a lot of ground to cover but he was Keen to go into the weaker wing of konakis the back hand and then just unable to control the final Vol so kakis [Music] [Applause] escapes much better [Applause] serving oh wow a St pick up from C pass that'll do it as well for konakis Rocket off his forand this time game c pass yeah it's much better from C pass just looks in a slightly better Rhythm now on Serge and it was sort of this event that took place and you find out who the 16 players in the main draw were but you know it's that's now just one part of what they call fan week which is uh Elite professional tennis but it's you know tennis as a whole isn't it I mean that kid stay 48,000 free rackets getting handed out game nice simple holds develop a really top backhand slice it would it would help him ability on return but also in the rally he has seted into this match that's a clever final back hand from kopis behind itob another little opening [Music] here 40 [Applause] 30 yeah much more like it from Cy pass to hit that forehead as we know he can do 50 love feeds all the data into them so they'll be fully aware of everything that's going on I'm sure tenesse will mind you don't think he need to be told the players can't see that tablet it's very much up to the coach to decide what information they relay to their players and what they don't looked a better R there look slightly quick to me last couple of Misses have been big sers but in the net he a really good point there in fairness to coak is right back on [Applause] it Advantage Ki [Applause] well it's a bit of a head loss of a game from tenti kakis [Applause] go 15 stood his ground there Kaka C pass went straight at him kind of bombard them with information well that's the art of coing set [Applause] knowing that's good 55 just over 8,000 capacity on Grand [Applause] St came back with [Applause] interest yeah that's what he's so good at Cy pass just transitioning forward after he hits one of those big for hands of shots from the Greek yeah you're exactly right I remember back 2019 when sitas won the Tour finals he was that was an example there touched on it earlier in the set the sit by slice where game kakis does just about come through the [Applause] game yeah it's good inside in forehand as you're likely to see 15 big serving from Stephano CTI pass 125 mph out [Applause] wide the data that the US Open actually released a few years ago about how important winning that opening point was [Applause] game [Applause] serving oh that's a careless start [Applause] there ex to the same that he hit that's as serve as he can hit two in a [Music] row not happy there be make to wait [Applause] yeah my goodness serving great in this breaker one oh good second Ball Toss in the first Ser was way across to the left [Applause] three decent return at full stretch on that forand this becomes a big point [Applause] finally gets the ten K his fifth set point [Music] 51 definitely found a nicer Rhythm on surf oh it's a special return from Cy pass [Applause] so an immediate opportunity game so perfect start to set two for Stephan o CTI pass just what he would have been wanting first game second oh yeah very back edge of the basine 15 30 that one's long as well K and kakis breaks straight back 79% of points behind his first serve that's gone down to 75.6% this year so good pressure there 30 15 maybe just half a chance again here come [Applause] on now requesting a look at the call I think [Applause] and that is the kind of point you want to see from zy pass a big inside out foram no hesitation following It Forward pretty routine volley in the end kind of tennis that got him too it's a great dig there from [Applause] gakis much better couple of visits to the net in this game eight times in that long opening set he's been forward four times already here again game 5 15 [Applause] oh did he just stop kakis thinking that his was going long it could prove costly as a quality point one of the best sit passes actually played he thought that ball was going long [Applause] 3040 just try to Pepper that back hand there [Applause] kakis that's big and k equals his quickest serve of this match for kokakis 127 milph so Kaki survives 50 40 down do you know how much money was [Music] ni response there s everybody falls slightly to his left but looks exaggerated today that's good start from coak [Applause] a beautiful back end from pakis there two hander well definitely the weaker Wing Advantage 50 but he gets away there [Applause] [Music] 55 Left 4 left [Applause] [Music] was very tough to sort of defend the Court I would be tempted with was coak is here to maybe move back on some seconds of returns and well he's barely made a first serve in the set but that is a very timely one there trying to keep the points nice and quick really good it was a risky play on the second Ser second set potentially on the line in this game and just caught a piece of the sideline there game so C pass comes through the game has to save a break point [Applause] [Applause] see similar to the move he made the start of the previous game this time got the volley just right big Point coming [Applause] here oh my goodness can you believe what a time for an era of misjudgment like that for teni kakis five GES to four second first set SK he look certain that this was going long maybe a bit of both he's almost getting into Alexander bu territory where he just [Applause] 40 30 game a nice way to come through the second set for stepan pass entirely sure where he's at physically right now little bit Scrappy some big powerful tennis at times good energy good intensity there from c a pass 1 15 that's a lovely strike that's [Applause] [Applause] it 14 left P T15 game good serving from Step has just his sixth Ace in this match half the number that coakers is hit but levels up this third set and round three oh set the point up perfectly kakis and then know what happened with that final forand drive volley so quick to dance around the the middle ball there 4 oh that's a PR for hands under big pressure there to save the break point another one that's Dropped In [Applause] massive ten kak game so service games like that have been few and far between today draining physically and mentally as well [Music] return I can look [Music] atame second round exit at wimbl into to Amil ruari unfortunately attemp to pull out of the US Open has the fin Cy pass ended at the hands of the evental Gold Medal winner Novak jovic he won his first match last night hot conditions like this do that a few times today at 4 love down I think I might be going alarz you know yeah game third slam of the year and the ls have been very good today sincey pass be moving diagonally forward there so actually wrong footed him with that crosscourt LOB oh my goodness what a point he's found there 13 14 right from the return great serve Bo he's doing a good job under pressure found another one with that back hand at the line yeah winning four points in a row on return out of nowhere and if he can make it five here and he's thrown in the serley behind the second serve kakis [Applause] breaks that's big time [Applause] andon well this is what he's capable of there's that rack Ahad speed again whipping the ball across Court 14 13 paase oh wow what a way to come through this third set tenasi [Applause] kakis oh yeah is another laser but this one off the forehand it's a rocket down the line here from kakis have some of that game ti so hce number nine the number of net approaches and the Ser volleys towards the end of the second the set that he won and then that just dried up again in set three for that's a good play if he game that was some ball [Applause] 15 a ball again he comes forward again behind that second serve siy pass just decides to serve volley behind first and second serve we've seen it for the last couple of hours second attempt at the second serve game [Applause] 55 15 left you're not having to invest too much physical and mental energy in holding I think the fact that neither players serve particularly well today has made of a battle as well first time we've seen a bit of a mish hit from Stephan pass off both wings kakis levels things up two games all just made sure he got the first serve in there the off Pacer to the back hand in it [Applause] another one of those backand slices that just floats didn't really do anything with [Applause] it game oh comes true oh so good in defense from konakis oh that is just a remarkable second and konakis has gone full double teot there he can't believe oh that's an extraordinary buly from stepen 6 pass yeah moment of Brilliance this was a pretty good defensive slice and from below the height of the net he's just carved that one away G Alum love 30 followed by Stephan pass holding from love 30 drona Brilliance with that volley that's a great point surpris there 6 he passed game a lovely SCE from 6 pass really nice that one wide from kakis but took no chances we've seen both players just slightly misjudged things today yeah it's an excellent angle he's found with that forand Cy pass good game so far game 50 yeah that is a very positive service hold Le four four step terms of just positivity way that he was hitting the ball made it well right decision to let it bounce it's big could quite find the depth with that return since he passed 2015 Australian Open when the Lan was ranked 13 and 17th r o SE at wi this year it was number three in the world previously my goodness pass hit for him like that you can look at the court but just got it all wrong back his breaks screaming out that mid point ladies and G please Co gets just his second US Open main draw win his first since 2019 in Goodness Me did he have to battle for it nearly 4 hours out there but he gets the better of the number 11 seed Stephan situ pass who has another early exit in New York brilliant from the O and it will either be Nuno boures or federo corer up next for him [Applause]