Holger Rune and Aleksandar Kovacevic will face off in the 2nd round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 9:00 pm on ESTADIO. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Holger Rune who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Holger Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Rune -> 1.26
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 3.88
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Prediction and head to head Holger Rune vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
There is no head to head record between Holger Rune and Aleksandar Kovacevic since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Holger Rune
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-23 | 21-11 | 11-6 | 10-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-24 | 10-10 | 16-4 | 11-8 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-27 | 8-9 | 21-11 | 21-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 73-29 | 11-5 | 41-17 | 21-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 32-16 | 1-3 | 28-11 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, Holger got to the 2nd round after defeating Michael Mmoh 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round, Rune had a good straight sets win against Mmoh (6-2 6-3). During the match, Rune scored 63 points vs Mmoh’s 44. Holger was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rune struck 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Holger Rune was quite efficient on serve to win 86% (25/29) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Holger broke Mmoh 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Rune has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (215-110). 6-2 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rune has an aggregate36-32 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
Holger’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Brisbane.
Rune has a composed 9-4 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Aleksandar Kovacevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-35 | 20-17 | 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. 93, the American got to the 2nd round after defeating Nicolas Mejia 6-4 4-6 6-2, Rinky Hijikata 4-6 6-2 7-64 and Jordan Thompson 6-3 5-7 6-4.
In the 1st round, Kovacevic defeated Thompson (6-3 5-7 6-4). During the match Kovacevic scored 103 points vs Thompson’s 98. Aleksandar was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Kovacevic scored 5 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Kovacevic was extremely efficient on serve to win 74% (48/65) of his 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Aleksandar broke Thompson 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
The American has a compiled 12-5 win-loss record in 2024, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Acapulco
Kovacevic has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rune | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 90 |
| Pts | 63-44 | 311-299 |
| Total Points | 107 | 610 |
| Winners | 25 | 139 |
| %Winners | 40% | 45% |
Rune played 1 match while Kovacevic competed in 3 matches. Kovacevic started his run from the qualifications while Rune had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Aleksandar Kovacevic dropped 3 sets while Holger Rune hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Rune has played 7 set(s) less than Kovacevic (2 vs 9). Therefore, Rune played 73 games less than Kovacevic. Holger scored 25 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Aleksandar blasted 139 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rune | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 29/54 | 184/317 |
| %1st in | 54% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 25/29 | 139/184 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 64/133 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 48% |
Rune made 6 aces . Kovacevic fired 22 aces (7.3 per match). Rune won 86% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kovacevic won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rune | Kovacevic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 9 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 9/31 |
| % Converted | 50% | 29% |
| Conceded | 5 | 24 |
| Saved | 5 | 19 |
| % Saved | 100% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 |
Rune broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Dane had a solid display on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 5 break points. The American broke his opponents 9 times with a 29% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rune | |||
| R1 Mmoh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 63-44 | 63-44 | |
| Total points | 107 | 107 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 29/54 | 29/54 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 25/29 | 25/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 13/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Kovacevic | |||||
| Q1 Mejia |
Q3 Hijikata |
R1 Thompson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | 4-6 6-2 7-64 | 6-3 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 31 | 31 | 90 | |
| pts | 99-99 | 109-102 | 103-98 | 311-299 | |
| Total points | 198 | 211 | 201 | 610 | |
| Winners | 45 | 46 | 48 | 139 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 58/102 | 61/105 | 65/110 | 184/317 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 58% | 59% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 45/58 | 46/61 | 48/65 | 139/184 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 75% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/44 | 22/44 | 23/45 | 64/133 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 50% | 51% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 3/13 | 3/6 | 9/31 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 23% | 50% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 11 | 24 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 3/5 | 9/11 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 60% | 82% | 230% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLWLLW Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Holger RuneRune – Michael MmohMmoh (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Guido Andreozzi/Miguel-Angel Reyes-VarelaAndreozzi/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (7-5 2-6 10-6) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Terence AtmaneAtmane (6-4 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Max PurcellPurcell (4-6 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Tommy PaulPaul (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Nuno BorgesBorges (3-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Santiago Gonzalez/Neal SkupskiGonzalez/Neal Skupski – William Blumberg/Casper RuudBlumberg/Casper Ruud (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Daniel EvansEvans (2-6 7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (2-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Taro DanielDaniel (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-77 6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-4 6-7(5) 6-3) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Max PurcellPurcell (4-6 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Terence AtmaneAtmane (6-4 4-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Holger RuneRune – Michael MmohMmoh (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Dusan LajovicLajovic (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
