Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Alexey Zakharov — Shanghai Masters Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Aleksandar Kovacevic
USA
Aleksandar Kovacevic
#70ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$627kYTD
$2.9MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2023
hard
RUS
Alexey Zakharov
#1865ATP
26 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWLL
Kovacevic A.
6-7 7-5 7-6
Zakharov A.
Kovacevic A.
687782
Zakharov A.
7105661

Aleksandar Kovacevic defeated Alexey Zakharov 6-7 7-5 7-6 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Aleksandar Kovacevic came in ranked #70, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aleksandar Kovacevic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-02Shanghai MastersQ1hardAleksandar Kovacevic6-7(8) 7-5 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Kovacevic A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zakharov A.

Zakharov A.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Zakharov A.
52
Serve
—
0
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Kovacevic A.Zakharov A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Kovacevic A.Zakharov A.
Freshness·
97
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Sweeny D.
Hong S.
6-26-1
Tseng C.
Uchiyama Y.
7-644-66-3
Yevseyev D.
Wu T.
6-44-66-3
Hsu Y.
Sun F.
6-716-36-1
Kukushkin M.
Saville L.
6-36-3
Zhukayev B.
Palan D.
7-663-66-3
Sekulic P.
Weber A.
6-46-3
Atmane T.
Diez S.
7-626-2
Napolitano S.
Polmans M.
6-736-6
Duckworth J.
Mccabe J.
7-666-2
Kovacevic A.
Tu L.
6-26-787-5
Hijikata R.
Lock B.
6-16-4
Q1
Diez S.
Ly N.
2-66-46-3
Sweeny D.
Li H.
7-626-2
Hong S.
Kirkin E.
7-56-3
Uchiyama Y.
Donskoy E.
6-24-66-1
Tseng C.
Mochizuki S.
4-66-16-4
Yevseyev D.
Zhou Y.
6-26-4
Wu T.
Gerasimov E.
6-46-1
Sun F.
Bolt A.
7-636-3
Hsu Y.
Zekic M.
6-26-1
Kukushkin M.
Mu T.
6-26-4
Saville L.
Nagal S.
6-36-2
Zhukayev B.
Jung J.
4-66-36-3
Palan D.
Harris L.
3-66-37-64
Sekulic P.
Uchida K.
6-37-65
Weber A.
Shimabukuro S.
6-26-736-4
Atmane T.
Moriya H.
6-36-2
Napolitano S.
Jasika O.
6-17-5
Polmans M.
Kachmazov A.
3-66-37-63
Mccabe J.
Xiao L.
6-46-756-3
Duckworth J.
Haliak M.
6-46-3
Tu L.
Sinclair C.
4-66-46-3
Kovacevic A.
Zakharov A.
6-787-57-66
Lock B.
Giustino L.
7-673-66-4
Hijikata R.
Gengel M.
6-36-2