Aleksandar Kovacevic and Roy Smith will square off in the 2nd round of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Kovacevic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.53
Roy Smith -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Roy Smith
There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Roy Smith since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Ranked no. 537, Kovacevic got to the 2nd round after defeating Alejandro Gomez 6-2 2-6 6-4, Michail Pervolarakis 6-4 6-2 and Roberto Cid Subervi 6-2 6-4.
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Cid (6-2 6-4). During the match Kovacevic scored 69 points vs Cid’s 48. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovacevic bagged 7 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Kovacevic was quite efficient on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kovacevic broke Cid 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Kovacevic has a winning match record in the last 5 years having won 52% of his matches (11-10). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovacevic has a 8-6 match record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
The American has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Roy Smith
Ranked no. 567, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Nick Chappell 6-4 5-7 6-4.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Chappell (6-4 5-7 6-4). During the match Smith scored 94 points vs Chappell’s 90. Roy was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Smith blasted 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Roy Smith lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Smith put 74% of his first serves in, winning 69% (44/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Roy broke Chappell 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
The American has a 2-3 win-loss record in 2021, 2-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovacevic | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 32 |
| Pts | 226-181 | 94-90 |
| Total Points | 407 | 184 |
| Winners | 86 | 44 |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% |
Kovacevic played 3 matches while Smith competed in 1 match. Kovacevic started his run from the qualifications while Smith had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandar Kovacevic conceded 1 set, while Roy Smith lost 1 set. Kovacevic has played 4 sets more than Smith (7 vs 3). Therefore, Kovacevic played 30 games more than Smith. Aleksandar scored 86 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Smith scored 44 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovacevic | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 7 |
| 1st in | 111/201 | 64/86 |
| %1st in | 55% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 86/111 | 44/64 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 47/90 | 11/22 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 50% |
Kovacevic blasted 26 aces (8.7 per match). Smith scored 7 aces . Kovacevic won 77% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovacevic | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 5 |
| Converted | 12/26 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 46% | 50% |
| Conceded | 16 | 7 |
| Saved | 11 | 3 |
| % Saved | 69% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Aleksandar broke his opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. Kovacevic surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Smith broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Roy conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovacevic | |||||
| Q1 Gomez |
Q3 Pervolarakis |
R1 Cid |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 18 | 18 | 62 | |
| pts | 88-79 | 69-54 | 69-48 | 226-181 | |
| Total points | 167 | 123 | 117 | 407 | |
| Winners | 35 | 28 | 23 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 45/81 | 36/65 | 30/55 | 111/201 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 55% | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 35/45 | 28/36 | 23/30 | 86/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 14/29 | 16/25 | 47/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 48% | 64% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 12/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 44% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4/5 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 80% | 75% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Smith | |||||
| R1 Chappell |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |||
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |||
| pts | 94-90 | 94-90 | |||
| Total points | 184 | 184 | |||
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |||
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |||
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1st in | 64/86 | 64/86 | |||
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |||
| 1st pts | 44/64 | 44/64 | |||
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |||
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 11/22 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |||
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/10 | |||
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |||
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |||
| Saved | 3/7 | 3 | |||
| Saved % | 43% | 14% | |||
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |||
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Cleveland Challenger
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Roy SmithSmith – Nick ChappellChappell (6-4 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Shuichi SekiguchiSekiguchi (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Evan SongSong (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Hiroki MoriyaMoriya (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Darian KingKing – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (7-64 7-65) – See score progression
- Brayden SchnurSchnur – Felix CorwinCorwin (7-60 7-64) – See score progression
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Donald YoungYoung – Go SoedaSoeda (6-3 6-75 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Jc AragoneAragone (7-65 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Kevin KingKing (6-4 7-61) – See score progression
- Michael RedlickiRedlicki – James DuckworthDuckworth (7-611 6-1) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Evan KingKing (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Lucas CatarinaCatarina – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (5-7 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Brayden SchnurSchnur – Felix CorwinCorwin (7-6(0) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Emilio GomezGomez – Nicolas MejiaMejia (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Alexander RitschardRitschard (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Michael RedlickiRedlicki – Liam DraxlDraxl (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Darian KingKing (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Lucas CatarinaCatarina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Donald YoungYoung (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Roy SmithSmith (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby – Brayden SchnurSchnur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
