Aleksandar Kovacevic and Gonzalo Villanueva will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Temuco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:00 pm on CANCHA 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Kovacevic who should win in 2 sets.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.126
Gonzalo Villanueva -> 5.4
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Gonzalo Villanueva
There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Gonzalo Villanueva since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-16 | 14-7 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 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. 123, the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Federico Agustin Gomez 6-74 7-64 7-62.
In the 1st round against Agustin Gomez, Kovacevic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-64 7-62). During the match, Kovacevic scored 120 points vs Agustin Gomez’s 119. Kovacevic was extremely aggressive to blast 66 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kovacevic managed to score 15 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Kovacevic was exceptionally effective on serve to win 86% (66/77) of his 1st serve and 58% (23/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Aleksandar broke Agustin Gomez once after converting 11% of his break points (1/9).
Kovacevic has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (148-114). 30-15 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kovacevic has an aggregate93-68 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Cleveland Challenger where he overcame 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 and the Shenzhen 1 Challenger where he defeated Nuno Borges in the final 7-6(4) 7-6(5).
Kovacevic has an overall 39-27 win-loss record in 2023, 30-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Temuco Challenger
Aleksandar has never competed in this tournament before.
Gonzalo Villanueva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-15 | 0-0 | 21-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-40 | 5-4 | 39-36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-33 | 1-5 | 31-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-29 | 5-10 | 23-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 447, the Argentine reached the 2nd round after beating Jose Statham 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Gonzalo had a good straight sets win against Statham (6-3 6-3). During the match Villanueva scored 62 points vs Statham’s 47. Gonzalo was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Villanueva scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Gonzalo Villanueva lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Villanueva put 78% of his first serves in, winning 63% (24/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (7/11) on the 2nd serve. Villanueva broke Statham 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Villanueva’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Tigre 1 Challenger.
Gonzalo has an aggregate 37-38 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.Previously in the Temuco 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 | Kovacevic | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 18 |
| Pts | 120-119 | 62-47 |
| Total Points | 239 | 109 |
| Winners | 66 | 24 |
| %Winners | 55% | 39% |
Both Kovacevic and Villanueva played 1 match. At the moment, Aleksandar Kovacevic conceded 1 set while Gonzalo Villanueva hasn’t lost a set so far. Kovacevic has played 1 set more than Villanueva (3 vs 2). Therefore, Kovacevic played 21 games more than Villanueva. Kovacevic scored 66 winners (55% of the total points). On the other side, Villanueva blasted 24 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovacevic | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 15 | 1 |
| 1st in | 77/117 | 38/49 |
| %1st in | 66% | 78% |
| 1st pts | 66/77 | 24/38 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 7/11 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 64% |
Kovacevic recorded 15 aces . Villanueva made 1 ace . Kovacevic won 86% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Villanueva won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovacevic | Villanueva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 5 |
| Converted | 1/9 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 11% | 45% |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 |
| Saved | 2 | 1 |
| % Saved | 67% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Aleksandar broke his opponent once with a 11% conversion rate. Kovacevic surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Villanueva broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Gonzalo conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovacevic | |||
| R1 Agustin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 7-64 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 39 | |
| pts | 120-119 | 120-119 | |
| Total points | 239 | 239 | |
| Winners | 66 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 55% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 15 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 77/117 | 77/117 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 66/77 | 66/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 23/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/9 | 1/9 | |
| Converted % | 11% | 11% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Villanueva | |||
| R1 Statham | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 62-47 | 62-47 | |
| Total points | 109 | 109 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 38/49 | 38/49 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 24/38 | 24/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 7/11 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Temuco Challenger
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Hugo DellienDellien (1-6 7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Facundo MenaMena (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Mateus AlvesAlves (6-75 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Mariano KestelboimKestelboim (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Conner Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino – Andres AndradeAndrade (3-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Pedro SakamotoSakamoto – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (5-7 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Diego Fernandez FloresFernandez Flores (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Gabriel DecampsDecamps (6-76 6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Keegan SmithSmith – Guido AndreozziAndreozzi (3-6 7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (6-74 7-64 7-62) – See score progression
- Gilbert Klier JuniorKlier Junior – Benjamin LockLock (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Gonzalo LamaLama (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Jose StathamStatham (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alafia AyeniAyeni – Matias Franco DescotteFranco Descotte (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (3-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Facundo MenaMena (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Gabriel DecampsDecamps (6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Mateus AlvesAlves (6-7(5) 7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gonzalo VillanuevaVillanueva – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Matias SotoSoto (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alafia AyeniAyeni – Conner Huertas Del PinoHuertas Del Pino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Joao Lucas Reis Da SilvaLucas Reis Da Silva – Pedro SakamotoSakamoto (0-1) – H2H and prediction