Great tells Kokkinakis how to beat world No.11

Thanasi Kokkinakis stands a bully accidental of progressing done to the 4th circular astatine the Roland-Garros, according to tennis fable Wally Masur.

The underdog bushed Stan Wawrinka successful the 2nd round successful a gruelling 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 matter against the Swiss prima and it's that show that has Masur reasonably optimistic.

Kokkinakis volition look Russia's satellite No.11 Karen Khachanov astatine 7pm (AEST) connected Friday nighttime successful a do-or-die lucifer for the Australian.

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He remains the past antheral lasting aft Alex de Minaur mislaid 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 to Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina and Max Purcell went down 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 to Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka.

Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis celebrates aft winning his 2nd circular lucifer of the French Open tennis tourney against Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka. (Jean-Francois Badias via AP)

Speaking connected Stan Sport's Grand Slam Daily, Masur said tactics utilized connected Wawrinka tin beryllium efficaciously applied to the forthcoming match-up with Khachanov.

"He's got to triumph the limb wrestle," said Masur.

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"Both players person got plentifulness of firepower and there'll beryllium winners, there'll beryllium aces. 

"It's the three-quarter rallies, and that's wherever Thanasi bushed Wawrinka, wherever helium forced him into mistake – and that's the concern again Khachanov.

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"He's got to triumph his stock of points wherever it's not decided by a victor oregon mistake but you unit your hostile into error."

Masur does wonderment whether Kokkinakis volition person the stamina.

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His triumph implicit Wawrinka took much than 4 hours, and having not gone further than the 3rd circular astatine the French Open earlier it does rise an important question.

"The lone small interest I person implicit Thanasi is the magnitude of match, dealing with Stan's firepower for implicit 4 hours – is determination immoderate lactic acid? Does the enarthrosis person pop? We'll spot however helium backs up 48 hours later," reasoned Masur.

Thanasi Kokkinakis (left) and Stan Wawrinka shingle hands aft their 2nd circular match. (Jean-Francois Badias via AP)

"The Russian has got a large mind. He's truly strong, he's truly accordant successful his cognition passim matches," helium added.

"Big backhand, thing is going to spell incorrect there. He's not acrophobic to travel forward. 

"Bit of funk connected the forehand. He really takes the racquet backmost and past the racquet caput trails and past helium catches backmost up. 

"I deliberation Thanasi conscionable has to focus. I'm not saying Khachanov is one-dimensional, you cognize what you're going to get. You conscionable person to beryllium bully capable to bushed him and we'll find retired if Thanasi has got the game."

Kokkinakis and Khachanov person lone faced each different erstwhile anterior to Friday's contest.

That saw the Russian prevail successful the 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo successful Monaco, 7-5, 6-4.

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