In the Citi Open Round of 16 on Thursday, we have a matchup of No. 29-ranked Frances Tiafoe against No. 82 Aleksandar Kovacevic.
Kovacevic claimed a two-set win over Roberto Carballes Baena (7-6, 7-6) in the Round of 32 in his last match on Wednesday. Tiafoe claimed a victory in three sets the last time he competed, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 over Daniel Elahi Galan in the Round of 32 on Tuesday.
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Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Frances Tiafoe matchup stats
- In eight hard-court tournaments so far this year, Kovacevic has a match record of 13-8.
- When playing on hard surfaces, Kovacevic has an 82.5% winning percentage in service games and a 19.9% winning percentage in return games (226 service games won out of 274, and 55 return games won out of 276).
- On hard courts this year, Kovacevic has won 31.5% of break points (47 out of 149, to rank 26th).
- In his previous tournament, the Truist Atlanta Open, Kovacevic went down in the Round of 32 to No. 430-ranked Reilly Opelka, 3-6, 6-7 on July 24.
- Tiafoe has registered an 8-7 record in eight tournaments on hard courts in 2024.
- Tiafoe has won 75.4% of his service games on hard courts, and 23.3% of his return games.
- Tiafoe has converted 41.5% of his break-point chances on hard courts (39 of 94).
- Tiafoe was eliminated in the quarterfinal of his last tournament (the Truist Atlanta Open) on July 26, when he lost 6-7, 2-6 to Yoshihito Nishioka.
Kovacevic vs. Tiafoe futures odds
Tennis odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:56 PM ET.
- Kovacevic Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +5000
- Tiafoe Odds to Win the 2024 Citi Open: +700
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