Aleksandar Kovacevic and Shintaro Mochizuki will square off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on Court 8. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

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

As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.7
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 2.11

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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Shintaro Mochizuki

This will be the 2^nd time that Aleksandar Kovacevic and Shintaro Mochizuki fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kovacevic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Kovacevic won 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in the Columbus Challenger back in 2021.

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Ranked no. 103, the American got to the qualifications after beating Gauthier Onclin 6-3 6-7⁹ 7-6⁷ and Vitaliy Sachko 7-6⁵ 7-6⁴.

In the qualifications, The American had a good straight sets win against Sachko (7-6⁵ 7-6⁴). During the match, Kovacevic scored 91 points vs Sachko’s 87. Kovacevic was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.

Talking about the service games, Kovacevic struck 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Aleksandar Kovacevic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kovacevic put 60% of his first serves in, winning 78% (36/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (14/31) on the 2nd serve. Aleksandar broke Sachko 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Aleksandar started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Kovacevic has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 57% of his matches (155-115). 3-1 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kovacevic has a composed100-69 match record in the last 8 years on hard.

Kovacevic has an aggregate 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Shintaro Mochizuki

Ranked no. 138, Mochizuki got to the qualifications after defeating Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 3-6 6-0 6-2 and Tristan Schoolkate 6-2 6-4.

In the qualifications, Shintaro had a good straight sets win against Schoolkate (6-2 6-4). During the match Mochizuki scored 66 points vs Schoolkate’s 54. The Japanese was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.

About the serving games, Mochizuki struck 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Shintaro Mochizuki was very effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Shintaro broke Schoolkate 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Japanese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Shintaro has an aggregate 2-1 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the Australian Open

Shintaro has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kovacevic	Mochizuki
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	61	41
Pts	216-201	142-115
Total Points	417	257
Winners	94	44
%Winners	44%	31%

Both Kovacevic and Mochizuki played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Aleksandar Kovacevic dropped 1 set, while Shintaro Mochizuki lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kovacevic and Mochizuki have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Kovacevic played 20 games more than Mochizuki. Kovacevic scored 94 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Mochizuki recorded 44 winners (31%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kovacevic	Mochizuki
Aces	21	10
Avg per match	10.5	5
1st in	119/187	63/134
%1st in	64%	47%
1st pts	94/119	44/63
%1st pts	79%	70%
2nd pts	38/68	39/71
%2nd pts	56%	55%

Kovacevic blasted 21 aces (10.5 per match). Mochizuki managed to score 10 aces (5 per match). Kovacevic won 79% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Mochizuki won 70% 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	Mochizuki
Won	4	10
Converted	4/25	10/18
% Converted	16%	56%
Conceded	8	9
Saved	5	5
% Saved	63%	56%
Times Broken	3	4

Aleksandar broke his opponents 4 times with a 16% conversion rate. Kovacevic conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Shintaro broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Shintaro conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.

Kovacevic
	Q1 Onclin	Q2 Sachko	Total
Score	6-3 6-79 7-67	7-65 7-64
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	35	26	61
pts	125-114	91-87	216-201
Total points	239	178	417
Winners	58	36	94
%Winners	46%	40%	44%
SERVE
Aces	15	6	21
Double Faults	4	5	9
1st in	73/110	46/77	119/187
% 1st in	66%	60%	64%
1st pts	58/73	36/46	94/119
% 1st pts	79%	78%	79%
2nd pts	24/37	14/31	38/68
% 2nd pts	65%	45%	56%
Breaks
Won	1	3	4
Converted	1/14	3/11	4/25
Converted %	7%	27%	16%
Conceded	3	5	8
Saved	3/3	2/5	5
Saved %	100%	40%	70%
Times Broken	0	3	3

Mochizuki
	Q1 Moreno De Alboran	Q2 Schoolkate	Total
Score	3-6 6-0 6-2	6-2 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	23	18	41
pts	76-61	66-54	142-115
Total points	137	120	257
Winners	21	23	44
%Winners	28%	35%	31%
SERVE
Aces	5	5	10
Double Faults	4	4	8
1st in	32/65	31/69	63/134
% 1st in	49%	45%	47%
1st pts	21/32	23/31	44/63
% 1st pts	66%	74%	70%
2nd pts	19/33	20/38	39/71
% 2nd pts	58%	53%	55%
Breaks
Won	6	4	10
Converted	6/11	4/7	10/18
Converted %	55%	57%	56%
Conceded	3	6	9
Saved	0/3	5/6	5
Saved %	0%	83%	42%
Times Broken	3	1	4

Tennis Scores – Australian Open

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• Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – Maxime CressyCressy (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexander RitschardRitschard – Jules MarieMarie (6-7³ 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Alex MolcanMolcan – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Jakub MensikMensik – Federico GaioGaio (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
• Lukas KleinKlein – Denis KudlaKudla (6-3 6-7² 6-4) – See score progression
• David GoffinGoffin – Billy HarrisHarris (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Terence AtmaneAtmane – Nerman FaticFatic (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
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• Harold MayotMayot – Hugo DellienDellien (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
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• Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh – Hamad Medjedovic
  Medjedovic (6-7² 7-6⁵ 6-2) – See score progression
• Omar JasikaJasika – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (7-5 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Sumit NagalNagal – Edward WinterWinter (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Zizou BergsBergs – Joris De LooreDe Loore (7-6² 6-0) – See score progression
• Jesper De JongDe Jong – Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves (7-6⁵ 6-1) – See score progression
• Vit KoprivaKopriva – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (7-6³ 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (7-5 6-0) – See score progression
• Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (7-6⁵ 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Oliver CrawfordCrawford – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-4 6-7⁷ 6-4) – See score progression
• Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-2 3-6 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Emilio NavaNava – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (1-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Mate ValkuszValkusz – Francisco ComesanaComesana (2-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-2 3-6 7-6(8)) – See score progression
• Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (7-6(3) 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – Maxime CressyCressy (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
• Lloyd HarrisHarris – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Oliver CrawfordCrawford – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-4 6-7(7) 6-4) – See score progression
• Vit KoprivaKopriva – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (7-6(5) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
• Omar JasikaJasika – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (7-5 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Alex MolcanMolcan – John MillmanMillman (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Sumit NagalNagal – Edward WinterWinter (6-3 6-2) – See score progression

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