Prediction Of Denolly Vs Kovacevic H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025?

What Time Will Corentin Denolly Play Against Aleksandar Kovacevic?

Denolly and Kovacevic are on the Day 3 Schedule at Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025 on Wednesday 2 April 2025. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

The first tour-level meeting between Corentin Denolly from France and Aleksandar Kovacevic from the United States is about to take place. They have previously met at the 21 M25 Naples, FL tournament on clay, where Denolly won 6-0 6-3 in the Round of 32.

Denolly, 27 years old, is currently ranked 328th in the world with a career-high ranking of 289th in November 2019. As a former No. 3 junior player, he achieved notable victories over future top 10 players such as Fritz, Hurkacz, and Ruud, and even reached the semi-finals of the 2015 Roland Garros boys’ singles, where he lost to Fritz. Denolly qualified for the 2025 Houston tournament, marking his first ATP Tour appearance, and won his ATP Tour main draw debut by defeating Holt. At the Challenger level, he has a record of 22-39, with four quarterfinal runs in tournaments such as the 2019 Brest, 2024 Kigali-1, 2024 Blois, and 2024 Brazzaville. Additionally, Denolly has claimed 12 ITF Tour titles, including victories at the M15 Orange Park, M25 Kigali, and M25 Kampala in 2024. This is Denolly’s ATP Tour debut, and if he can secure a win in the second round, he would rank at No. 248 on the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

On the other hand, Kovacevic, 26 years old, is currently ranked 79th in the world with a career-high ranking of 72nd in September 2024. He broke into the top 100 in January 2024, previously peaking at No. 101 in April 2023. Kovacevic’s notable achievements include defeating McDonald to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 Seoul tournament as a lucky loser ranked 222nd, as well as upsetting No. 10 Rublev to reach his first ATP Tour final at the 2025 Montpellier tournament. He has also won Challenger titles at Cleveland, Waco, Shenzhen, and Temuco in 2023, with a standout victory over Wu Yibing in the Cleveland final. Kovacevic made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Roland Garros, where he lost to eventual champion Djokovic in the first round. He then secured his first Grand Slam win at the 2024 Australian Open by defeating Tabilo. Kovacevic played college tennis for five years at the University of Illinois, where he was a two-time All-American and graduated in 2021 with a finance degree. In terms of his Houston performance, Kovacevic seeks his sixth ATP Tour quarterfinal appearance, with a 2-3 record. He previously reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Newport tournament, where he lost to Michelsen, and is aiming for his first clay-court quarterfinal. It’s worth mentioning that Kovacevic has had struggles on tour-level clay courts, with a 2-7 record, and missed three match points against Thompson in the second round last year.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Denolly will win.
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