Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Ben SheltonCary 1 CH Qualifying Round 2

Cary 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#70ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$627kYTD
$2.9MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2021
hard
#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
Kovacevic A.
6-3 6-4
Shelton B.
Kovacevic A.
662
Shelton B.
340

Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 6-4 in the Cary 1 CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kovacevic A.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Shelton B.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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.Shelton B.
52
Serve
75
0
Return
18

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%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
34%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
70%
Aces / match·Even
9.3
9.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
86
Break points saved·Even
96
100
Break points won·Dominant
4
58
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
60
97

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
0.9Hard Elo 1611
Surface ELO
9.1+311 Hard Elo edge
0.5Overall Elo 1636
ELO gap
9.5Overall Elo 1960
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
97
94

Kovacevic A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Shelton B.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast