Stefanos Tsitsipas ousts Kovacevic in the 1st round – ALMATY RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

ALMATY OPEN - ALMATY DRAW AND RESULTS. Tsitsipas prevails over Kovacevic

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Stefanos Tsitsipas gets the better of Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-6(9) 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Almaty on Tuesday. Tsitsipas will try to keep the momentum against Mikhail Kukushkin in the 2nd round. His best result in this tournament was reaching the final in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Tsitsipas
Almaty
Tsitsipas's Record

Stefanos added to his prize money $ 7,335 after winning this match. He has already won $ 18,865 after this win. If he wins the next match, Stefanos will add $ 13,630 to his earnings to get in total $ 32,495 in total.

Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic Almaty Open – Almaty

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tsitsipas
Kovacevic
Stefanos Tsitsipas
7-69 3-6 6-3
1h:59
Aleksandar Kovacevic
97
97
Total points
91
91
48
48
Winners
56
56
49%
49%
Ratio Winners
62%
62%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
13
13
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
67%
67%
1st in
76%
76%
83%
83%
1st won
72%
72%
48/58
48/58
1st won
56/78
56/78
57%
57%
2nd won
54%
54%
16/28
16/28
2nd won
13/24
13/24
-- Break Points --
1/4
1/4
Total
1/1
1/1
25%
25%
Won
100%
100%
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After this match, the head to head between Tsitsipas and Kovacevic is 2-1 for Stefanos.

Draw and next match H2H: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Mikhail Kukushkin – stats

Tsitsipas will face Kukushkin in the 2nd round.

This will be the 6th time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Mikhail Kukushkin clash against each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on I.hard.

The last time that they squared off, Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in Monte carlo back in 2019.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Tsitsipas 7-6
TsitsipasKovacevic
7
6
T
0
1
K
0
2
K
0
3
T
1
3
T
2
3
K
2
4
K
3
4
T
3
5
T
4
5
K
4
6
K
5
6
T
6
6
T
7
6
K
7
7
K
7
8
T
8
8
T
9
8
K
9
9
K
10
9
T
11
9
TsitsipasKovacevic
6
6
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
TsitsipasKovacevic
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
5
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
TsitsipasKovacevic
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
TsitsipasKovacevic
3
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
TsitsipasKovacevic
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
TsitsipasKovacevic
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
2
1
40
30
TsitsipasKovacevic
2
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
TsitsipasKovacevic
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
1
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Eventually, Stefanos won a thrilling breaker 11-9 after a huge fight with 20 points played.

Tiebreak

Tsitsipas won 4 minibreaks in the 7th (3-4), 11th (5-6), 19th (10-9) and 20th (11-9) point. On the other side, Aleksandar won 2 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0) and 8th (5-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 9-9, 10-9, 11-9

Tsitsipas was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 30-40 and 40-A). Tsitsipas saved 5 set points when he was 3-5, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6 and 7-8 down. On the other side, the Greek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 89 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Tsitsipas won just 3 points more than the American (46-43). Stefanos surrendered 9 points on serve (31-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 15 points on serve (34-15).

2nd Set -
Kovacevic 6-3
KovacevicTsitsipas
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KovacevicTsitsipas
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
KovacevicTsitsipas
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
KovacevicTsitsipas
4
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
KovacevicTsitsipas
3
2
15
15
30
15
40
15
KovacevicTsitsipas
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
KovacevicTsitsipas
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KovacevicTsitsipas
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KovacevicTsitsipas
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American clinched in the 6th game (4-2) before finally winning the set (6-3).

The American was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (3-2 0-40). On the other side, Aleksandar didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 47 points. Aleksandar won 9 points more than Stefanos (28-19). The American lost 7 points on serve (20-7). In addition, on the other side, the Greek conceded 8 points on serve (12-8).

3rd Set -
Tsitsipas 6-3
TsitsipasKovacevic
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
TsitsipasKovacevic
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
5
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
TsitsipasKovacevic
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
TsitsipasKovacevic
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
TsitsipasKovacevic
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
TsitsipasKovacevic
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
TsitsipasKovacevic
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
TsitsipasKovacevic
1
0
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30

Similarly to the 2nd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Greek clinched in the 4th game (3-1) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Stefanos converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, the Greek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 52 points. The Greek won 12 more points than Aleksandar (32-20). Stefanos surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). on the other side of the net, Kovacevic conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

1st
Tsitsipas
Kovacevic
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Tsitsipas
Kovacevic
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Tsitsipas
Kovacevic
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

Tennis Scores in Almaty

  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (7-69 3-6 6-3)
  • Terence AtmaneAtmane – Rinky HijikataHijikata (7-65 6-2)
  • Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-74 6-4 6-4)
  • Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Aleksandar VukicVukic (7-64 4-6 6-3)
  • Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-73 6-1 6-4)
  • Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Marin CilicCilic (6-2 7-5)
  • James DuckworthDuckworth – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-4 6-3)
  • Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis (7-64 7-63)

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