Aleksandar Kovacevic and Ernesto Escobedo will square off in the 2nd round of the Champaign Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.58
Ernesto Escobedo -> 2.32
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Ernesto Escobedo
There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Ernesto Escobedo since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 174, Aleksandar reached the 2nd round after defeating Alafia Ayeni 7-5 7-5.
In the 1st round, Kovacevic had a good straight sets win against Ayeni (7-5 7-5). During the match, Kovacevic scored 76 points vs Ayeni’s 69. Aleksandar was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kovacevic wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve once and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 65% of his first serves in, winning 75% (40/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Aleksandar broke Ayeni 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Kovacevic has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 55% of his matches (107-86). 13-8 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovacevic has an aggregate30-22 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Indianapolis Challenger.
Kovacevic has an aggregate 39-30 win-loss record in 2022, 13-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Ernesto Escobedo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-25 | 21-15 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-8 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 230, Ernesto reached the 2nd round after defeating Zachary Svajda 6-1 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Escobedo defeated Svajda (6-1 3-6 6-3). During the match Escobedo scored 79 points vs Svajda’s 61. The American was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Escobedo managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Ernesto Escobedo was very effective on serve to win 85% (35/41) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Ernesto broke Svajda 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Ernesto’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Bendigo Challenger.
Ernesto has a compiled 25-30 win-loss record in 2022, 5-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Escobedo has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovacevic | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 25 |
| Pts | 76-69 | 79-61 |
| Total Points | 145 | 140 |
| Winners | 40 | 35 |
| %Winners | 53% | 44% |
Both Kovacevic and Escobedo played 1 match. At the moment, Ernesto Escobedo conceded 1 set while Aleksandar Kovacevic hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kovacevic has played 1 set(s) less than Escobedo (2 vs 3). Therefore, Kovacevic played 1 game less than Escobedo. Kovacevic scored 40 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Escobedo bagged 35 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovacevic | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 9 |
| 1st in | 53/81 | 41/72 |
| %1st in | 65% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 40/53 | 35/41 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 17/31 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 55% |
Kovacevic didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Escobedo scored 9 aces . Kovacevic won 75% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Escobedo won 85% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovacevic | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/5 |
| % Converted | 60% | 80% |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 |
| Saved | 10 | 3 |
| % Saved | 91% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. Kovacevic dropped his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded. Escobedo broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovacevic | |||
| R1 Ayeni |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 76-69 | 76-69 | |
| Total points | 145 | 145 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 53/81 | 53/81 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 40/53 | 40/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/28 | 13/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 10/11 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 91% | 91% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Escobedo | |||
| R1 Svajda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 79-61 | 79-61 | |
| Total points | 140 | 140 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 41/72 | 41/72 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 35/41 | 35/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 17/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Champaign Challenger
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Hunter HeckHeck (6-71 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Aidan MchughMchugh (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – Denis KudlaKudla (7-61 7-66) – See score progression
- Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer – Juncheng ShangShang (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Adam WaltonWalton (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Benjamin LockLock (3-6 6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Karlis OzolinsOzolins (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Mathis DebruDebru (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- August HolmgrenHolmgren – Paul JubbJubb (1-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Inaki Montes-De La TorreMontes-De La Torre (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Alafia AyeniAyeni (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Sebastian FanselowFanselow – Ezekiel ClarkClark (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Stefan KozlovKozlov (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- August HolmgrenHolmgren – Paul JubbJubb (1-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Inaki Montes-De La TorreMontes-De La Torre (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Aidan MchughMchugh (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Adam WaltonWalton (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Benjamin LockLock (3-6 6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Mathis DebruDebru (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Karlis OzolinsOzolins (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Lucas GerchGerch – Nick ChappellChappell (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Hunter HeckHeck (6-7(1) 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Sebastian FanselowFanselow (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lucas GerchGerch – Steve JohnsonJohnson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – August HolmgrenHolmgren (0-0) – H2H and prediction
