H2H, prediction of Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Beibit Zhukayev in Oeiras 2 Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 17th January 2025

PREVIEW. Oeiras 2 Challenger. Kovacevic and Zhukayev will play each other in the quarter of the Oeiras 2 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Friday the 17th of January

Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Beibit Zhukayev

Aleksandar Kovacevic and Beibit Zhukayev will face off in the quarter of the Oeiras 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:55 pm on COURT 1. 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.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Aleksandar Kovacevic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Kovacevic -> 1.4
Beibit Zhukayev -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Beibit Zhukayev

This will be the 3rd time that Aleksandar Kovacevic and Beibit Zhukayev face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kovacevic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Kovacevic won 6-4 6-7(1) 6-0 in the 2nd round in the Shenzhen 2 Challenger back in 2023.

Aleksandar Kovacevic

Aleksandar Kovacevic
Aleksandar Kovacevic

3 - 2win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
2-0
Rank
80
High
72
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-11 7-5 2-3 12-3 0-0 0-0
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

Ranked no. 109, Kovacevic got to the quarter after defeating Liam Draxl 6-1 6-3 and Mark Lajal 6-3 6-3.

In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Lajal (6-3 6-3). During the match, Kovacevic scored 60 points vs Lajal’s 40. Kovacevic was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kovacevic struck 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Aleksandar Kovacevic was pretty effective on serve to win 83% (19/23) of his 1st serve and 73% (19/26) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Aleksandar broke Lajal 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Aleksandar hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 61% of the points he played.

Kovacevic has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 55% of his matches (184-151). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kovacevic has an aggregate43-31 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.

The American has a composed 3-2 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Oeiras 2 Challenger

Aleksandar has never competed in this tournament before.

Kovacevic
Oeiras 2 Challenger
Kovacevic's Record

Beibit Zhukayev

Beibit Zhukayev
Beibit Zhukayev

2 - 1win/loss

Rank
220
High
171
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-13 3-3 0-3 9-7 0-0 0-0
2024 30-29 14-16 6-4 4-5 6-4 0-0
2023 37-30 19-16 1-3 11-8 2-2 4-1
2022 43-30 33-21 1-2 9-7 0-0 0-0
2021 19-21 13-10 4-9 2-2 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 244, Beibit reached the quarter after defeating Matias Soto 6-1 6-4 and Edas Butvilas 7-5 4-6 6-1.

In the 2nd round, Zhukayev defeated Butvilas (7-5 4-6 6-1). During the match Zhukayev scored 94 points vs Butvilas’s 75. The Kazakhstani was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Talking about serving, Zhukayev submerged his opponent with 21 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Beibit Zhukayev was very effective on serve to win 77% (41/53) of his 1st serve and 59% (20/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Beibit broke Butvilas 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Zhukayev has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

The Kazakhstani has an overall 2-1 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Zhukayev
Oeiras 2 Challenger
Zhukayev's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

A.Kovacevic
B.Zhukayev
2h:18
2h:18
Time on court​
3h:04
3h:04
1h:09
1h:09
Last match​
1h:47
1h:47
2
2
Match played
2
2
34
34
Games Played​
46
46
4
4
Set played​​
5
5
125
125
Total points​
162
162
62.5
62.5
Avg point​
81
81
49
49
Winners
70
70
24.5
24.5
Avg Winners​
35
35
39%
39%
Ratio winners
43%
43%
-- Serve --
13
13
Aces
30
30
6.5
6.5
Avg Aces
!
15
15
5
5
Double Faults
5
5
2.5
2.5
Avg Double Faults
2.5
2.5
49/57
49/57
1st won total​
70/85
70/85
!
86%
86%
1st won %
!
82%
82%
27/46
27/46
2nd won total​
33/59
33/59
59%
59%
2nd won %
56%
56%
-- Break Points --
7/13
7/13
BP won
7/19
7/19
3.5/6.5
3.5/6.5
Avg BP won
3.5/9.5
3.5/9.5
!
54%
54%
Won
37%
37%
2
2
Conceded
7
7
1
1
Avg Conceded
3.5
3.5
0
0
Broken
2
2
!
0
0
Avg Broken
1
1
2
2
Saved
5
5

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kovacevic Zhukayev
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 4 5
Tot Games 34 46
Pts 125-80 162-126
Total Points 205 288
Winners 49 70
%Winners 39% 43%

Both Kovacevic and Zhukayev played 2 matches. At the moment, Beibit Zhukayev conceded 1 set while Aleksandar Kovacevic hasn’t lost a set so far. Kovacevic has played 1 set(s) less than Zhukayev (4 vs 5). Therefore, Kovacevic played 12 games less than Zhukayev. Aleksandar scored 49 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Beibit scored 70 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kovacevic Zhukayev
Aces 13 30
Avg per match 6.5 15
1st in 57/103 85/144
%1st in 55% 59%
1st pts 49/57 70/85
%1st pts 86% 82%
2nd pts 27/46 33/59
%2nd pts 59% 56%

Kovacevic scored 13 aces (6.5 per match). Zhukayev blasted 30 aces (15 per match). Kovacevic won 86% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Zhukayev won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Kovacevic Zhukayev
Won 7 7
Converted 7/13 7/19
% Converted 54% 37%
Conceded 2 7
Saved 2 5
% Saved 100% 71%
Times Broken 0 2

Aleksandar broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Kovacevic pretty effective on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 2 break points. Beibit broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. Zhukayev conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.

Kovacevic
R1
Draxl
R2
Lajal
Total
Score 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 16 18 34
pts 65-40 60-40 125-80
Total points 105 100 205
Winners 30 19 49
%Winners 46% 32% 39%
SERVE
Aces 11 2 13
Double Faults 4 1 5
1st in 34/54 23/49 57/103
% 1st in 63% 47% 55%
1st pts 30/34 19/23 49/57
% 1st pts 88% 83% 86%
2nd pts 8/20 19/26 27/46
% 2nd pts 40% 73% 59%
Breaks
Won 4 3 7
Converted 4/8 3/5 7/13
Converted % 50% 60% 54%
Conceded 2 0 2
Saved 2/2 0/0 2
Saved % 100% 50%
Times Broken 0 0 0
Zhukayev
R1
Soto
R2
Butvilas
Total
Score 6-1 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-1
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 17 29 46
pts 68-51 94-75 162-126
Total points 119 169 288
Winners 29 41 70
%Winners 43% 44% 43%
SERVE
Aces 9 21 30
Double Faults 2 3 5
1st in 32/57 53/87 85/144
% 1st in 56% 61% 59%
1st pts 29/32 41/53 70/85
% 1st pts 91% 77% 82%
2nd pts 13/25 20/34 33/59
% 2nd pts 52% 59% 56%
Breaks
Won 3 4 7
Converted 3/12 4/7 7/19
Converted % 25% 57% 37%
Conceded 5 2 7
Saved 5/5 0/2 5
Saved % 100% 0% 50%
Times Broken 0 2 2

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Kovacevic
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Zhukayev
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2025 2024 2023
21 - 11
11 - 13
7-5
Hard
3-3
12-3
I Hard
8-7
2-3
Clay
0-3
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