Aleksandar Kovacevic and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna will fight against each other in the quarter of the Temuco Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Kovacevic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.39
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 2.88
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
This will be the 3rd time that Aleksandar Kovacevic and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Kovacevic and Rodriguez (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Rodriguez won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in M25 Decatur back in 2019.
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-33 | 18-15 | 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 |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 123, Kovacevic reached the quarter after defeating Federico Agustin Gomez 6-74 7-64 7-62 and Gonzalo Villanueva 6-4 7-65.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Villanueva (6-4 7-65). During the match, Kovacevic scored 74 points vs Villanueva’s 60. Aleksandar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kovacevic struck 14 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 68% of his first serves in, winning 77% (36/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Aleksandar broke Villanueva 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kovacevic has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Kovacevic has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (149-114). 31-15 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovacevic has a composed94-68 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
His best result of the current season 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 overcame 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 40-27 win-loss record in 2023, 31-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Temuco Challenger
Aleksandar has never competed in this tournament before.
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-32 | 4-3 | 28-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-35 | 7-7 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 0-2 | 35-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 67-26 | 40-16 | 26-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 224, Santiago got to the quarter after defeating Mateus Alves 6-75 7-65 6-4 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 3-6 7-68 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Pucinelli De Almeida, Rodriguez recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-68 6-1). During the match Rodriguez scored 113 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 104. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Rodriguez made 4 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez put 63% of his first serves in, winning 72% (44/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Rodriguez broke Pucinelli De Almeida 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rodriguez has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Rodriguez’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Tucuman and the Barletta Challenger.
The Argentine has a composed 41-34 win-loss record in 2023, 7-6 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 (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kovacevic | Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 65 |
| Pts | 194-179 | 215-203 |
| Total Points | 373 | 418 |
| Winners | 102 | 93 |
| %Winners | 53% | 43% |
Both Kovacevic and Rodriguez played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost 1 set, while Santiago Rodriguez Taverna dropped 2 sets. Kovacevic has played 1 set(s) less than Rodriguez (5 vs 6). Therefore, Kovacevic played 3 games less than Rodriguez. The American scored 102 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Santiago recorded 93 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kovacevic | Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 14.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 124/186 | 122/195 |
| %1st in | 67% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 102/124 | 93/122 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 33/62 | 40/73 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 55% |
Kovacevic managed to score 29 aces (14.5 per match). Rodriguez struck 15 aces (7.5 per match). Kovacevic won 82% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Rodriguez won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kovacevic | Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 8 |
| Converted | 4/13 | 8/21 |
| % Converted | 31% | 38% |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 40% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The American broke his opponents 4 times with a 31% conversion rate. The American dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Santiago broke his opponents 8 times with a 38% conversion rate. Santiago conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kovacevic | ||||
| R1 Agustin |
R2 Villanueva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 7-64 7-62 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 23 | 62 | |
| pts | 120-119 | 74-60 | 194-179 | |
| Total points | 239 | 134 | 373 | |
| Winners | 66 | 36 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 49% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 14 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 77/117 | 47/69 | 124/186 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 68% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 66/77 | 36/47 | 102/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 77% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 10/22 | 33/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 45% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/9 | 3/4 | 4/13 | |
| Converted % | 11% | 75% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Rodriguez | ||||
| R1 Alves |
R2 Pucinelli De Almeida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 7-65 6-4 | 3-6 7-68 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 29 | 65 | |
| pts | 102-99 | 113-104 | 215-203 | |
| Total points | 201 | 217 | 418 | |
| Winners | 49 | 44 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 61/98 | 61/97 | 122/195 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 49/61 | 44/61 | 93/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 72% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 18/36 | 40/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/15 | 8/21 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 29% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
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