Aleksandar Kovacevic and Borna Gojo will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Waco Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Gojo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Borna Gojo is the pick to win this match.
Borna Gojo -> 1.75
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Borna Gojo
This will be the 2nd time that Aleksandar Kovacevic and Borna Gojo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gojo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Gojo won 7-6(5) 3-6 6-2 in the quarter in the Monterrey Challenger back in February 2023.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-18 | 14-7 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 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. 121 (career-high), Aleksandar reached the semifinal after beating Ryan Harrison 6-3 7-64, Nick Hardt 6-2 6-1 and Gastao Elias 7-5 7-5.
In the quarter, Kovacevic had a good straight sets win against Elias (7-5 7-5). During the match, Kovacevic scored 91 points vs Elias’s 73. Kovacevic was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovacevic managed to score 4 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Kovacevic was very effective on serve to win 86% (32/37) of his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Elias 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Kovacevic has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (119-90). 5-3 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovacevic has a composed68-56 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Cleveland Challenger where he defeated Yibing Wu in the final 3-6 7-5 7-6(2).
Kovacevic has a compiled 10-3 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Waco Challenger
Kovacevic has never competed in this tournament before.
Borna Gojo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-25 | 22-9 | 12-7 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-28 | 19-9 | 5-5 | 14-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-22 | 8-7 | 3-6 | 7-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-14 | 11-6 | 10-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 127, the Croatian got to the semifinal after defeating Benoit Paire 6-3 6-4, Sho Shimabukuro 6-3 6-75 6-3 and Shintaro Mochizuki 6-2 4-0 ret..
In the quarter against Mochizuki, Gojo had a free pass after Mochizuki retired on a 6-2 4-0 . scoreline.
Gojo’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Monterrey Challenger.
Gojo has an overall 12-4 win-loss record in 2023, 10-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovacevic | Gojo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 62 |
| Pts | 225-178 | 211-154 |
| Total Points | 403 | 365 |
| Winners | 89 | 100 |
| %Winners | 40% | 47% |
Both Kovacevic and Gojo played 3 matches. At the moment, Borna Gojo conceded 1 set while Aleksandar Kovacevic hasn’t lost a set so far. Kovacevic has played 2 set(s) less than Gojo (6 vs 8). Therefore, Kovacevic played 1 game less than Gojo. The American scored 89 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian scored 100 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovacevic | Gojo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 9.7 |
| 1st in | 114/205 | 124/185 |
| %1st in | 56% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 89/114 | 100/124 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 52/91 | 36/61 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 59% |
Kovacevic fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Gojo fired 29 aces (9.7 per match). Kovacevic won 78% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Gojo won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovacevic | Gojo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 9/20 |
| % Converted | 41% | 45% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 8 | 6 |
| % Saved | 80% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Kovacevic broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Croatian conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovacevic | |||||
| R1 Harrison |
R2 Hardt |
1/4 Elias |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-64 | 6-2 6-1 | 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 24 | 61 | |
| pts | 72-69 | 62-36 | 91-73 | 225-178 | |
| Total points | 141 | 98 | 164 | 403 | |
| Winners | 35 | 22 | 32 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 35% | 35% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 46/77 | 31/55 | 37/73 | 114/205 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 56% | 51% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 22/31 | 32/37 | 89/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 71% | 86% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 16/24 | 20/36 | 52/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 67% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/6 | 3/9 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 67% | 33% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 67% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gojo | |||||
| R1 Paire |
R2 Shimabukuro |
1/4 Mochizuki |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-75 6-3 | 6-2 4-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 31 | 12 | 62 | |
| pts | 62-45 | 101-86 | 48-23 | 211-154 | |
| Total points | 107 | 187 | 71 | 365 | |
| Winners | 33 | 45 | 22 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 45% | 46% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 14 | 5 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 37/52 | 61/102 | 26/31 | 124/185 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 60% | 84% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 33/37 | 45/61 | 22/26 | 100/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 74% | 85% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 25/41 | 3/5 | 36/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 61% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/6 | 4/10 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 40% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | – | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LL Tennis Scores in Waco Challenger
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Gastao EliasElias (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (6-77 7-61 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-2 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Gastao EliasElias (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-2 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Borna GojoGojo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
