
Aleksandar Kovacevic shocks Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Los Cabos on Friday. Kovacevic will try to keep the momentum against Denis Shapovalov in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes. This will be his best result in this competition. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the quarter in 2023 and 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
The American added to his prize money $ 32,275 after winning this match. He has already won $ 78,695 after this win. If he wins the next match, Aleksandar will add $ 56,630 to his earnings to get in total $ 135,325 in total.
Highlights Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Andrey Rublev Mifel Tennis Open – Los Cabos
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
The American won this match even if he won less points than Andrey (95 vs. 98).
Kovacevic
Aleksandar won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points as he converted only 21% (3/14) of the procured opportunities.
Rublev
On the other side, Andrey didn’t lose the focus when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (3/6). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Kovacevic and Rublev is 2-0 for Aleksandar.
Draw and next match H2H: Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Denis Shapovalov – stats
Kovacevic will compete against Shapovalov in the final.
There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Denis Shapovalov since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Kovacevic started the set strong after breaking Andrey Rublev in the 1st game (1-0). Andrey managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Kovacevic in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
Rublev failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 40.
Rublev was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Aleksandar was flawless in converting all his break points in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 10th game (2-6 30-40).
They played 63 points. The Russian was the winner of the set after clinching 13 points more than Aleksandar (38-25). Rublev conceded 10 points on serve (23-10). On the losing side, Kovacevic conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
Kovacevic won the set after he broke Rublev in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (5-2) game. Andrey tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. However, Aleksandar kept the situation under control to win the set 6-4.
Kovacevic failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
The American converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Russian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th game (2-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They played 56 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the American won just 2 more points than the Russian (29-27). Aleksandar surrendered 9 points on serve (17-9). In addition, on the other side, Rublev conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the American grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) just before finally conquering the set (6-4).
Kovacevic lost a big opportunity to break Andrey in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Kovacevic converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the Russian was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 74 points. Kovacevic was the winner of the set after clinching 8 more points than the Russian (41-33). Kovacevic surrendered 13 points on serve (26-13). Regarding the other side of the net, Andrey conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).
Tennis Scores in Los Cabos
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Andrey RublevRublev (3-6 6-4 6-4)
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Adam WaltonWalton (6-2 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-0) – H2H details and stats