Greek Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis progressed to the second round of the Shanghai Masters in China on Wednesday after defeating opponent Fabio Fognini 6-2 and 6-4 in the first round.
Tennis Majors shared that the tennis player, who is ranked no. 71 in the world, will now go up against Hubert Hurkacz, the 26-year-old tennis player from Poland.
![Hubert Hurkacz and Thanasi Kokkinakis.](https://greekherald.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hubert-and-Thanasi-1024x714.jpg)
Hurkacz is ranked no. 16 in the Shanghai Masters 2023 seeds.
The remainder of the tournament will run until October 15 at Qi Zhong Stadium in Shanghai.
Source:Â Tennis Majors.