H2H, prediction of Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Li Tu in Shanghai with odds, preview, pick | 3rd October 2023

PREVIEW. Shanghai. Kovacevic and Tu will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Shanghai Rolex Masters. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Tuesday the 3rd of October

Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Li Tu

Aleksandar Kovacevic and Li Tu will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Shanghai Rolex Masters for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Kovacevic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.61
Li Tu -> 2.21

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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Li Tu

There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Li Tu since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Aleksandar Kovacevic
Aleksandar Kovacevic

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
99
High
72
LLWLLLLLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-31 18-15 5-8 1-4 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. 117, Aleksandar got to the qualifications after beating Alexey Zakharov 6-78 7-5 7-66.

In the qualifications against Zakharov, Kovacevic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-78 7-5 7-66). During the match, Kovacevic scored 126 points vs Zakharov’s 112. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kovacevic recorded 13 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Aleksandar Kovacevic was quite effective on serve to win 78% (47/60) of his 1st serve and 72% (38/53) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Aleksandar broke Zakharov once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).

Kovacevic has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 55% of his matches (136-110). 20-13 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kovacevic has a composed83-66 record in the last 7 years on hard.

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 defeated Alexandre Muller in the final 6-3 4-6 6-2.

Kovacevic has an aggregate 27-23 win-loss record in 2023, 20-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Shanghai

Kovacevic has never competed in this tournament before.

Kovacevic
Shanghai
Kovacevic's Record

Li Tu

Li Tu
Li Tu

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
184
High
181
WWLWWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-23 30-17 1-1 0-0 4-5 0-0
2023 38-32 29-19 0-3 3-6 6-4 0-0
2022 50-25 34-16 15-6 1-3 0-0 0-0
2021 41-7 28-4 0-0 13-3 0-0 0-0
2020 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 201, Tu reached the qualifications after defeating Colin Sinclair 4-6 6-4 6-3.

In the qualifications against Sinclair, Tu recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Tu scored 104 points vs Sinclair’s 95. Tu was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.

About the serving games, Tu made 11 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Li Tu lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Tu put 52% of his first serves in, winning 69% (41/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (28/55) on the 2nd serve. Li broke Sinclair 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Li’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Monastir.

Li has a compiled 28-24 win-loss record in 2023, 22-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Tu
Shanghai
Tu's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

A.Kovacevic
L.Tu
2h:57
2h:57
Time on court​
2h:09
2h:09
!
2h:57
2h:57
Last match​
!
2h:09
2h:09
1
1
Match played
1
1
38
38
Games Played​
29
29
3
3
Set played​​
3
3
126
126
Total points​
104
104
126
126
Avg point​
104
104
47
47
Winners
41
41
47
47
Avg Winners​
41
41
37%
37%
Ratio winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
13
13
Aces
11
11
!
13
13
Avg Aces
!
11
11
1
1
Double Faults
5
5
1
1
Avg Double Faults
5
5
47/60
47/60
1st won total​
41/59
41/59
!
78%
78%
1st won %
69%
69%
38/53
38/53
2nd won total​
28/55
28/55
!
72%
72%
2nd won %
51%
51%
-- Break Points --
1/3
1/3
BP won
4/5
4/5
1/3
1/3
Avg BP won
4/5
4/5
33%
33%
Won
!
80%
80%
2
2
Conceded
12
12
2
2
Avg Conceded
12
12
0
0
Broken
3
3
!
0
0
Avg Broken
3
3
2
2
Saved
9
9

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kovacevic Tu
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 38 29
Pts 126-112 104-95
Total Points 238 199
Winners 47 41
%Winners 37% 39%

Both Kovacevic and Tu played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost 1 set, while Li Tu surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kovacevic and Tu have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Kovacevic played 9 games more than Tu. The American scored 47 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Tu managed to score 41 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kovacevic Tu
Aces 13 11
Avg per match 13 11
1st in 60/113 59/114
%1st in 53% 52%
1st pts 47/60 41/59
%1st pts 78% 69%
2nd pts 38/53 28/55
%2nd pts 72% 51%

Kovacevic blasted 13 aces . Tu struck 11 aces . Kovacevic won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 72% of the points. On the other side, Tu won 69% 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 Kovacevic Tu
Won 1 4
Converted 1/3 4/5
% Converted 33% 80%
Conceded 2 12
Saved 2 9
% Saved 100% 75%
Times Broken 0 3

Aleksandar broke his opponent once with a 33% conversion rate. Aleksandar pretty effective on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 2 break points. Li broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Li conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.

Kovacevic
Q1
Zakharov
Total
Score 6-78 7-5 7-66
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 38 38
pts 126-112 126-112
Total points 238 238
Winners 47 47
%Winners 37% 37%
SERVE
Aces 13 13
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 60/113 60/113
% 1st in 53% 53%
1st pts 47/60 47/60
% 1st pts 78% 78%
2nd pts 38/53 38/53
% 2nd pts 72% 72%
Breaks
Won 1 1
Converted 1/3 1/3
Converted % 33% 33%
Conceded 2 2
Saved 2/2 2
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 0
Tu
Q1
Sinclair
Total
Score 4-6 6-4 6-3
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 29
pts 104-95 104-95
Total points 199 199
Winners 41 41
%Winners 39% 39%
SERVE
Aces 11 11
Double Faults 5 5
1st in 59/114 59/114
% 1st in 52% 52%
1st pts 41/59 41/59
% 1st pts 69% 69%
2nd pts 28/55 28/55
% 2nd pts 51% 51%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/5 4/5
Converted % 80% 80%
Conceded 12 12
Saved 9/12 9
Saved % 75% 75%
Times Broken 3 3

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Kovacevic
LLWLLLLLLW
Tu
WWLWWLWWLW
2024 2023 2022
26 - 31
35 - 23
18-15
Hard
30-17
1-4
I Hard
0-0
5-8
Clay
1-1
2-4
Grass
4-5
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