Richard Gasquet and Aleksandar Kovacevic will play each other in the 2nd round of the Phoenix Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Richard Gasquet who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Richard Gasquet is the pick to win this match.
Richard Gasquet -> 1.82
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.909
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Prediction and head to head Richard Gasquet vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
There is no head to head record between Richard Gasquet and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Richard Gasquet
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-21 | 8-6 | 10-9 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-31 | 9-9 | 8-10 | 7-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-25 | 8-6 | 13-10 | 11-8 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-20 | 6-5 | 9-7 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-10 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 43, Richard got to the 2nd round after defeating Emilio Nava 7-65 6-3.
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Nava (7-65 6-3). During the match, Gasquet scored 76 points vs Nava’s 68. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gasquet struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Richard Gasquet was quite effective on serve to win 78% (25/32) of his 1st serve and 69% (22/32) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Richard broke Nava twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Gasquet has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (273-173). 6-3 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gasquet has an aggregate 88-62 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Auckland where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4.
Gasquet has a composed 8-6 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-19 | 14-7 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 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. 107 (career-high), Kovacevic reached the 2nd round after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-712 7-66 6-2, Bjorn Fratangelo 7-5 6-4 and Christopher O Connell 6-3 3-6 7-66.
In the 1st round, The American defeated O Connell (6-3 3-6 7-66). During the match Kovacevic scored 101 points vs O Connell’s 96. Kovacevic was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovacevic struck 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 60% of his first serves in, winning 73% (41/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. The American was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break O Connell 4 times.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Cleveland Challenger where he beat Yibing Wu in the final 3-6 7-5 7-6(2) and the Waco Challenger where he beat Alexandre Muller in the final 6-3 4-6 6-2.
The American has an overall 15-4 win-loss record in 2023, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gasquet | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 87 |
| Pts | 76-68 | 299-269 |
| Total Points | 144 | 568 |
| Winners | 25 | 116 |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% |
Gasquet played 1 match while Kovacevic competed in 3 matches. Kovacevic started his run from the qualifications while Gasquet had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Aleksandar Kovacevic conceded 2 sets while Richard Gasquet hasn’t lost a set so far. Gasquet has played 6 set(s) less than Kovacevic (2 vs 8). Therefore, Gasquet played 65 games less than Kovacevic. Richard scored 25 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Kovacevic fired 116 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gasquet | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 9.7 |
| 1st in | 32/64 | 159/273 |
| %1st in | 50% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 116/159 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 22/32 | 58/114 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 51% |
Gasquet made 2 aces . Kovacevic blasted 29 aces (9.7 per match). Gasquet won 78% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Kovacevic won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gasquet | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 13 |
| Converted | 2/9 | 13/21 |
| % Converted | 22% | 62% |
| Conceded | 2 | 20 |
| Saved | 2 | 11 |
| % Saved | 100% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 9 |
The French player broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. Gasquet had a solid display on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 2 break points. The American broke his opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gasquet | |||
| R1 Nava |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 76-68 | 76-68 | |
| Total points | 144 | 144 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 32/64 | 32/64 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 25/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/32 | 22/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 2/9 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Kovacevic | |||||
| Q1 Blancaneaux |
Q3 Fratangelo |
R1 O |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-712 7-66 6-2 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-3 3-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 22 | 31 | 87 | |
| pts | 127-111 | 71-62 | 101-96 | 299-269 | |
| Total points | 238 | 133 | 197 | 568 | |
| Winners | 47 | 28 | 41 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 59/111 | 44/68 | 56/94 | 159/273 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 65% | 60% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 47/59 | 28/44 | 41/56 | 116/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 64% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/52 | 15/24 | 19/38 | 58/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 63% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 13/21 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 80% | 100% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 4/6 | 5/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 67% | 56% | 163% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWLLL Tennis Scores in Phoenix Challenger
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-3 3-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Pavel KotovKotov (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 6-72 6-3) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-74 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Emilio NavaNava (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Denis KudlaKudla (7-69 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (7-65 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Nicolas Barrientos/Ariel BeharBarrientos/Ariel Behar (3-6 6-2 10-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Oscar OtteOtte (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Rafael Matos/David Vega HernandezMatos/David Vega Hernandez (4-6 6-2 10-1) – See score progression
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Quentin HalysHalys – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Zhizhen ZhangZhang – Alexander BublikBublik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mikael YmerYmer – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (0-0) – H2H and prediction
