Tommy Paul vs Aleksandar Kovacevic — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
USA19#21ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#89ATP
1636ELO
1611Hard ELO
$637kYTD
$3.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Paul T.6-4 6-3 6-3
Kovacevic A.
Paul T.
6663
Kovacevic A.
4330
Tommy Paul defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #21, defending last year's quarter-final.
Key context
- Match story: Tommy Paul closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
68%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
31%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
10.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
90
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
90
Break points won·Dominant
88
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
41
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
51
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
82
54
Paul T.: 9 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Kovacevic A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 95 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast