Chun Hsin Tseng and Aleksandar Kovacevic will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Korea Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 2:30 pm on COURT 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Chun Hsin Tseng who should win in 3 sets.
Chun Hsin Tseng -> 1.63
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Chun Hsin Tseng vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
There is no head to head record between Chun Hsin Tseng and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Chun Hsin Tseng
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-35 | 6-12 | 21-15 | 5-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-32 | 11-13 | 33-15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-25 | 9-8 | 12-15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 11-12 | 28-11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-25 | 9-8 | 30-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 88, Hsin Tseng got to the 2nd round after defeating Christopher O Connell 6-4 0-0 ret..
In the 1st round against O Connell, the Chinese had a free pass after O Connell retired on a 6-4 0-0 . scoreline.
Hsin Tseng has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (167-101). 9-8 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hsin Tseng has a compiled74-43 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Chun’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Bengalaru 1 Challenger,the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger and the Murcia Challenger.
The Chinese has an aggregate 37-20 win-loss record in 2022, 9-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Seoul
Chun has never competed in this tournament before.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34-33 | 13-14 | 4-7 | 16-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-35 | 20-17 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-27 | 34-15 | 0-5 | 7-2 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-31 | 22-18 | 4-4 | 15-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-17 | 11-10 | 2-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, the American reached the 2nd round after beating Sho Shimabukuro 6-73 6-3 6-2 and Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Kecmanovic (6-4 6-4). During the match Kovacevic scored 69 points vs Kecmanovic’s 66. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovacevic managed to score 14 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve once and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 57% of his first serves in, winning 84% (36/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 34% (11/32) on the 2nd serve. Aleksandar broke Kecmanovic 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Aleksandar’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Indianapolis Challenger.
Aleksandar has a composed 30-23 win-loss record in 2022, 17-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hsin Tseng | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 10 | 50 |
| Pts | 37-32 | 168-152 |
| Total Points | 69 | 320 |
| Winners | 14 | 73 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Hsin Tseng played 1 match while Kovacevic competed in 2 matches. Kovacevic started his run from the qualifications while Hsin Tseng had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Aleksandar Kovacevic conceded 1 set while Chun Hsin Tseng hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Hsin Tseng has played 2 set(s) less than Kovacevic (3 vs 5). Therefore, Hsin Tseng played 40 games less than Kovacevic. Chun scored 14 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kovacevic managed to score 73 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hsin Tseng | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 11.5 |
| 1st in | 21/38 | 91/161 |
| %1st in | 55% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 14/21 | 73/91 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 30/70 |
| %2nd pts | 41% | 43% |
Hsin Tseng fired 1 ace . Kovacevic also recorded 23 aces (11.5 per match). Hsin Tseng won 67% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 41% of the points. On the other side, Kovacevic won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hsin Tseng | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 9 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 9/16 |
| % Converted | 75% | 56% |
| Conceded | 6 | 15 |
| Saved | 4 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Hsin Tseng broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. The Chinese lost his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Aleksandar conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hsin Tseng | |||
| R1 O Connell | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 0-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 10 | 10 | |
| pts | 37-32 | 37-32 | |
| Total points | 69 | 69 | |
| Winners | 14 | 14 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 21/38 | 21/38 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 14/21 | 14/21 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/17 | 7/17 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Kovacevic | |||||
| Q1 Shimabukuro | Q3 Jarry | R1 Kecmanovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-3 6-2 | 7-66 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 22 | 20 | 72 | |
| pts | 99-86 | – | 69-66 | 168-152 | |
| Total points | 185 | 0 | 135 | 320 | |
| Winners | 37 | 36 | 73 | ||
| %Winners | 37% | 0% | 52% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 0 | 14 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1st in | 48/86 | / | 43/75 | 91/161 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 0% | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | / | 36/43 | 73/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 0% | 84% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | / | 11/32 | 30/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 0% | 34% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Converted | 6/9 | / | 3/7 | 9/16 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 0% | 43% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/ | 9/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 60% | – | 90% | 150% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
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