Aleksandar Kovacevic and Illya Marchenko will play each other in the 2^nd round of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, 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 -> 1.57
Illya Marchenko -> 2.29

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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Illya Marchenko

There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Illya Marchenko since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Ranked no. 166, the American reached the 2^nd round after beating Alex Rybakov 7-6⁷ 6-7⁷ 6-2.

In the 1^st round, The American defeated Rybakov (7-6⁷ 6-7⁷ 6-2). During the match, Kovacevic scored 125 points vs Rybakov’s 112. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 52 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kovacevic fired 9 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 58% of his first serves in, winning 85% (52/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (21/44) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Rybakov 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).

Kovacevic has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (110-88). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kovacevic has a compiled33-23 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.

The American has an overall 1-1 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Cleveland Challenger

Illya Marchenko

Ranked no. 374, Illya reached the 2^nd round after defeating Toby Alex Kodat 7-5 5-7 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Illya defeated Alex Kodat (7-5 5-7 6-3). During the match Marchenko scored 101 points vs Alex Kodat’s 100. Illya was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Marchenko bagged 6 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Illya Marchenko lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Marchenko put 58% of his first serves in, winning 69% (45/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (24/48) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Alex Kodat 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).

Marchenko has a compiled 5-2 win-loss record in 2023, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Cleveland Challenger

Illya has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kovacevic	Marchenko
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	34	33
Pts	125-112	101-100
Total Points	237	201
Winners	52	45
%Winners	42%	45%

Both Kovacevic and Marchenko played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandar Kovacevic dropped 1 set, while Illya Marchenko lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kovacevic and Marchenko have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kovacevic played 1 game more than Marchenko. Kovacevic scored 52 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Ukrainian fired 45 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kovacevic	Marchenko
Aces	9	6
Avg per match	9	6
1st in	61/105	65/113
%1st in	58%	58%
1st pts	52/61	45/65
%1st pts	85%	69%
2nd pts	21/44	24/48
%2nd pts	48%	50%

Kovacevic managed to score 9 aces . Marchenko bagged 6 aces . Kovacevic won 85% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Marchenko 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	Marchenko
Won	4	4
Converted	4/8	4/10
% Converted	50%	40%
Conceded	5	13
Saved	3	10
% Saved	60%	77%
Times Broken	2	3

Aleksandar broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kovacevic conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Ukrainian broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Marchenko conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.

Kovacevic
	R1 Rybakov	Total
Score	7-67 6-77 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	34	34
pts	125-112	125-112
Total points	237	237
Winners	52	52
%Winners	42%	42%
SERVE
Aces	9	9
Double Faults	7	7
1st in	61/105	61/105
% 1st in	58%	58%
1st pts	52/61	52/61
% 1st pts	85%	85%
2nd pts	21/44	21/44
% 2nd pts	48%	48%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/8	4/8
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	5	5
Saved	3/5	3
Saved %	60%	60%
Times Broken	2	2

Marchenko
	R1 Alex	Total
Score	7-5 5-7 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	33	33
pts	101-100	101-100
Total points	201	201
Winners	45	45
%Winners	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	6	6
Double Faults	6	6
1st in	65/113	65/113
% 1st in	58%	58%
1st pts	45/65	45/65
% 1st pts	69%	69%
2nd pts	24/48	24/48
% 2nd pts	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/10	4/10
Converted %	40%	40%
Conceded	13	13
Saved	10/13	10
Saved %	77%	77%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Cleveland Challenger

• Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat (7-5 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Jack SockSock (7-6³ 6-4) – See score progression
• Stefan KozlovKozlov – Patrick KypsonKypson (6-4 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Gabriel DialloDiallo – Alafia AyeniAyeni (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
• Brandon HoltHolt – Alfredo PerezPerez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Steve JohnsonJohnson – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (6-4 7-6²) – See score progression
• Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Elmar EjupovicEjupovic (6-2 6-7⁴ 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer – Evan ZhuZhu (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Matija PecoticPecotic (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Yibing WuWu – Aidan MayoMayo (6-1 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Emilio GomezGomez – Ezekiel ClarkClark (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-2 3-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Alex RybakovRybakov (7-6⁷ 6-7⁷ 6-2) – See score progression
• Kyle SeeligSeelig – Keegan SmithSmith (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Nick ChappellChappell (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Steve JohnsonJohnson – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (6-4 7-6(2)) – See score progression
• Brandon HoltHolt – Alfredo PerezPerez (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Jack SockSock (7-6(3) 6-4) – See score progression
• Ryan HarrisonHarrison – Jaimee Floyd AngeleFloyd Angele (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Yibing WuWu – Aidan MayoMayo (6-1 0-6 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Emilio GomezGomez – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Steve JohnsonJohnson – Kyle SeeligSeelig (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Gabriel DialloDiallo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Stefan KozlovKozlov – Ryan HarrisonHarrison (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer – Yibing WuWu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon HoltHolt – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (1-1) – H2H and prediction