Thanasi Kokkinakis def. Terence Atmane 6(5)-7(7), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 — French Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Terence Atmane 6(5)-7(7), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the R128 of the French Open 2026.

Thanasi Kokkinakis, down at No. 854 to a man 800-plus spots above him, flipped this first-round meeting with Terence Atmane on the strength of his first delivery — 87% (74 of 85) of first-serve points won to Atmane's 70%, backed by 24 aces. After dropping the opener in a tiebreak, Kokkinakis held Atmane to 13% on first-serve returns and converted 5 of 16 break points to reel off the decider 7-5. The Frenchman, seeded inside the top 60, leaked 52 unforced errors in the loss.

Profiles: Thanasi Kokkinakis · Terence Atmane — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Thanasi Kokkinakis and Terence Atmane.