Stefan Kozlov and Aleksandar Kovacevic will face off in the semifinal of the Las Vegas Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefan Kozlov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefan Kozlov is the pick to win this match.
Stefan Kozlov -> 1.69
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Stefan Kozlov vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
There is no head to head record between Stefan Kozlov and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Stefan Kozlov
Ranked no. 247, Kozlov reached the semifinal after beating Sasi Kumar Mukund 6-2 6-4, Aidan Mchugh 6-2 5-7 7-613 and Emilio Gomez 7-63 6-4.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Gomez (7-63 6-4). During the match, Kozlov scored 84 points vs Gomez’s 70. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kozlov fired 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Stefan Kozlov lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kozlov put 65% of his first serves in, winning 69% (33/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Gomez 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kozlov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Kozlov has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (265-190). 19-11 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kozlov has a composed 132-98 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in the Columbus Challenger where he overcame Max Purcell in the final 4-6 6-2 6-4.
The American has a compiled 29-13 win-loss record in 2021, 19-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2017. See his history.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Ranked no. 352, Aleksandar got to the semifinal after defeating Christopher Eubanks 6-1 3-6 7-65, Daniel Altmaier 7-67 6-3 and Taro Daniel 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Aleksandar had a good straight sets win against Daniel (6-3 6-2). During the match Kovacevic scored 65 points vs Daniel’s 49. Aleksandar was very aggressive to blast 17 winners.
About the serving games, Kovacevic fired 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Kovacevic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 77% (17/22) of his 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Aleksandar broke Daniel 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aleksandar started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Aleksandar’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Cleveland Challenger.
The American has a composed 20-13 win-loss record in 2021, 11-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kozlov | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 68 |
| Pts | 276-241 | 251-208 |
| Total Points | 517 | 459 |
| Winners | 105 | 93 |
| %Winners | 38% | 37% |
Both Kozlov and Kovacevic played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stefan Kozlov lost 1 set, while Aleksandar Kovacevic conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kozlov and Kovacevic have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kozlov played 6 games more than Kovacevic. The American scored 105 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Aleksandar bagged 93 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kozlov | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| 1st in | 146/234 | 113/217 |
| %1st in | 62% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 105/146 | 93/113 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 44/88 | 52/104 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 50% |
Kozlov scored 14 aces (4.7 per match). Kovacevic struck 25 aces (8.3 per match). Kozlov won 72% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kovacevic won 82% of the points on 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 | Kozlov | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/30 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 43% | 50% |
| Conceded | 15 | 13 |
| Saved | 7 | 9 |
| % Saved | 47% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 4 |
Kozlov broke his opponents 13 times with a 43% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 8 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded. Kovacevic broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Aleksandar conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kozlov | |||||
| R1 Kumar Mukund |
R2 Mchugh |
1/4 Gomez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 5-7 7-613 | 7-63 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 33 | 23 | 74 | |
| pts | 70-60 | 122-111 | 84-70 | 276-241 | |
| Total points | 130 | 233 | 154 | 517 | |
| Winners | 27 | 45 | 33 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 37% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 37/54 | 61/106 | 48/74 | 146/234 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 58% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/37 | 45/61 | 33/48 | 105/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 74% | 69% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/17 | 23/45 | 15/26 | 44/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 51% | 58% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/9 | 3/9 | 13/30 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 56% | 33% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/6 | 4/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | 67% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Kovacevic | |||||
| R1 Eubanks |
R2 Altmaier |
1/4 Daniel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 7-65 | 7-67 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 22 | 17 | 68 | |
| pts | 103-85 | 83-74 | 65-49 | 251-208 | |
| Total points | 188 | 157 | 114 | 459 | |
| Winners | 41 | 35 | 17 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 42% | 26% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 47/88 | 44/81 | 22/48 | 113/217 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 54% | 46% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 41/47 | 35/44 | 17/22 | 93/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 80% | 77% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/41 | 14/37 | 15/26 | 52/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 38% | 58% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/7 | 5/9 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 43% | 56% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 7/8 | 0/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 88% | 0% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWLLL Tennis Scores in Las Vegas Challenger
- Michael MmohMmoh – Mikael TorpegaardTorpegaard (6-1 6-75 6-1) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Emilio GomezGomez (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Taro DanielDaniel (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Michael Mmoh/Dennis NovikovMmoh/Dennis Novikov (7-67 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Emilio GomezGomez (7-6(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Taro DanielDaniel (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Michael MmohMmoh – Jeff WolfWolf (0-1) – H2H and prediction
