Marcos Giron and Aleksandar Kovacevic will clash against each other in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on STADIUM 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marcos Giron who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Marcos Giron is the pick to win this match.
Marcos Giron -> 1.59
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 2.36

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Prediction and head to head Marcos Giron vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic

There is no head to head record between Marcos Giron and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Marcos Giron

Marcos Giron

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Rank
64
High
37
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 23-28 12-14 4-7 4-4 3-3 0-0
2024 29-27 6-11 3-8 11-4 9-4 0-0
2023 32-30 17-15 7-6 5-5 3-4 0-0
2022 23-31 11-13 3-9 6-5 3-4 0-0
2021 33-24 12-10 5-5 11-6 5-3 0-0

Ranked no. 73, Giron will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 7-6(3) 6-1 to Mmoh in the 1st round on the 27th of February.

The American has a composed 7-6 win-loss record in 2023, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, The American has an overall 321-224 record. He has a positive 229-144 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2019. See his history.

Indian Wells
Giron's Record

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Aleksandar Kovacevic

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Rank
60
High
60
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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. 107 (career-high), will start his run in Indian Wells after he won the title in the Waco Challenger after beating 6-3 4-6 6-2 Muller in the final.

Aleksandar has a compiled 12-3 win-loss record in 2023, 7-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Cleveland Challenger where he defeated Yibing Wu in the final 3-6 7-5 7-6(2) and the Waco Challenger where he defeated Alexandre Muller in the final 6-3 4-6 6-2.

The American won his last 5 matches.

In terms of his career, Kovacevic has an overall 121-90 record. He has a positive 70-56 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See his history.

Indian Wells
Kovacevic's Record

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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