Prediction Of Kovacevic Vs Atmane H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024?

What Time Will Aleksandar Kovacevic Play Against Terence Atmane?

Kovacevic and Atmane are on the Day 2 Schedule at Rolex Shanghai Masters 2024 on Thursday 3 October 2024. 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?

Aleksandar Kovacevic from the USA will be facing Terence Atmane from France in their first meeting. Kovacevic, 26 years old, is currently ranked at World No. 76 with his career-high being No. 72. In 2024, he had a win-loss record of 9-19, including 2 quarterfinal appearances. In the Shanghai tournament of 2023, he lost in the first round. He broke into the top 100 in January 2024 and reached his career-high ranking in September 2024 after previously peaking at No. 101 in April 2023.

Kovacevic has had some notable wins in his career. In his ATP Tour main draw debut at the 2022 Seoul tournament, he defeated his countryman McDonald as a 222nd-ranked lucky loser. He also achieved his biggest win by defeating No. 13 Norrie to reach the 2nd ATP Tour quarterfinal at the 2023 Los Cabos tournament. In 2023, he won Challenger titles at Cleveland, Waco, Shenzhen, and Temuco, with a significant win over Wu Yibing in the Cleveland final. He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Roland Garros, where he played against his idol and eventual champion Djokovic in the first round. He earned his first Grand Slam win at the 2024 Australian Open by defeating Tabilo.

Before turning professional, Kovavevic played college tennis for 5 years at the University of Illinois. He was a 2-time All-American and graduated with a finance degree in 2021. He was born and raised in New York City, where he started playing tennis at the age of 4 in Central Park with his parents, Milan and Milanka, who were former professional table tennis players from former Yugoslavia.

It is worth noting that Kovacevic has a record of 1-7 in ATP Masters 1000 events, with his lone win coming against No. 66 Munar at the 2023 Miami tournament. He has been seeking his first ATP Tour win since reaching the 3rd round in Washington in August. He qualified for the Shanghai tournament last year but lost in the first round to Garin.

On the other hand, Terence Atmane from France is 22 years old and currently ranked at World No. 161, with a career-high ranking of No. 118. In 2024, his win-loss record stands at 2-6, including a 3rd-round appearance at the ATP Masters 1000 Rome, where he defeated No. 29 Musetti in the 2nd round due to Musetti’s retirement. Atmane had a breakthrough in July 2022 when he entered the top 500 and reached the top 200 in September 2023. He achieved his career-high ranking in July 2024, shortly after reaching the 3rd round in ATP Masters 1000 Rome.

Atmane made his ATP Tour debut at the 2023 Zhuhai tournament as a qualifier and secured his first win by defeating Thompson in the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. He qualified for his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 Australian Open, where he took a set off eventual runner-up Medvedev in the first round. In September 2023, he had an impressive performance in Challenger events, going 11-1 and earning his first final and title at Zhangjiagang. He also won another title at Guangzhou during the same span.

In terms of his career record, Atmane has a 35-18 record in Challenger events in 2023, with a notable 19-5 record in tie-breaks. He also has a career ITF Tour record of 99-54, including 5 titles, with the latest one being at the 2023 M25 Anapoima tournament. On the ITF Juniors circuit, Atmane reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 and made it to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Roland Garros boys’ doubles with his partner Malgaroli.

It is interesting to note that Atmane has earned all three of his ATP Tour wins in ATP Masters 1000 events. He defeated No. 62 Thompson in the first round of the Shanghai tournament last year, as well as No. 43 Eubanks and No. 29 Musetti en route to reaching the 3rd round in Rome in May, both as a qualifier.

The match between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Terence Atmane will be held at Grandstand 2.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kovacevic will win.
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