Stefanos Tsitsipas faces Aleksandar Kovacevic in the Almaty round of 32 on hard. Stefanos Tsitsipas holds the paper edge — ranked #43, a roughly 190-point hard Elo advantage. They have met 2 times, the series level at 1–1.
Tsitsipas S. and Kovacevic A. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Tsitsipas S. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Kovacevic A. 0–5 (0%). Tsitsipas S. came out better against 2 of 5 comparable opponents, Kovacevic A. against 0.
Umpiry, "Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Aleksandar Kovacevic — Almaty Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/kovacevic-vs-tsitsipas-almaty-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).