Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Yosuke WatanukiCleveland CH Quarter-final

Cleveland CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#70ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$627kYTD
$2.9MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
#305ATP
1541ELO
1531Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLLLLLLW
Kovacevic A.
5-7 6-2 6-3
Watanuki Y.
Kovacevic A.
5662
Watanuki Y.
7231

Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Yosuke Watanuki 5-7 6-2 6-3 in the Cleveland CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aleksandar Kovacevic came in ranked #70, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovacevic A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Watanuki Y.

Watanuki Y.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Kovacevic A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kovacevic A.Watanuki Y.
54
Serve
0
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Even
9.3
8.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
53
52
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
89
Break points won·Clear edge
4
20
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
61
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
60
81

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
100
94

Kovacevic A.: 15 days rest · Watanuki Y.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast