{"id":21242,"date":"2024-02-22T01:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T06:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dan-evans-knocked-out-by-thanasi-kokkinakis-at-mexicos-atp-los-cabos-open-tennis-news\/22\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T01:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T06:40:01","slug":"dan-evans-knocked-out-by-thanasi-kokkinakis-at-mexicos-atp-los-cabos-open-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/dan-evans-knocked-out-by-thanasi-kokkinakis-at-mexicos-atp-los-cabos-open-tennis-news\/22\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Evans knocked out by Thanasi Kokkinakis at Mexico’s ATP Los Cabos Open | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Britain’s Dan Evans was knocked out in the last 16 of the ATP Los Cabos Open after a straight-sets defeat by Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis.<\/p>\n

Kokkinakis advanced to the quarter-finals with back-to-back top-60 victories after his 6-4 6-2 win against the world No 42 Briton.<\/p>\n

The win, which took just over two hours, marks Kokkinakis’ second consecutive win against a British opponent.<\/p>\n

The Australian defeated world number 53 Jack Draper earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

Kokkinakis made it to his first tour-level quarter-final since the beginning of 2023, securing a win with five aces compared to three for Evans.<\/p>\n

Evans hit three double faults during the match, while Kokkinakis had the better of the clutch moments, saving four out of the five break points against him.<\/p>\n

The loss also marks Evans’ third loss to the Australian.<\/p>\n

In the next round, Kokkinakis will play world number six Alexander Zverev and the top seed at Los Cabos.<\/p>\n

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The United States’ Alex Michelsen scored a second-round upset in Los Cabos, eliminating third-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-4 6-1.<\/p>\n

The players’ serves dictated the outcome, as Michelsen had a 62 per cent first-serve rate while De Minaur put just 38 per cent of his first serves in play.<\/p>\n

Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway and eighth-seeded Jordan Thompson of Australia all cruised to straight-set wins, while Portugal’s Nuno Borges got past seventh-seeded Max Purcell of Australia 6-3, 6-3. Aleksandar Kovacevic of the United States also advanced.<\/p>\n

In night action, top-seeded Zverev of Germany trounced Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-0.<\/p>\n

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Britain’s Dan Evans was knocked out in the last 16 of the ATP Los Cabos Open after a straight-sets defeat by Australia’s