Thanasi Kokkinakis proceeds to Shanghai Masters second round

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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.
Hubert Hurkacz and Thanasi Kokkinakis. Photo:Sportskeeda.

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: Tennis Majors.

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