

What Time Will Aleksandar Kovacevic Play Against Tomas Martin Etcheverry?
Kovacevic and Etcheverry are on the Day 1 Schedule at Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.s. Men’s Clay Court Championship 2025 on Monday 31 March 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?
Aleksandar Kovacevic from the USA will go up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry from Argentina in their first-ever meeting. Kovacevic, aged 26, is currently ranked number 79 in the world, with his career-high ranking being 72 in September 2024. In 2025, he has a win-loss record of 4-4, with his notable performance being reaching the final in Montpellier and reaching the second round in Houston in 2024. Kovacevic made his breakthrough into the top 100 in January 2024 and achieved his career-high ranking the following year. He had an impressive run at the 2022 Seoul Open, defeating his compatriot McDonald and causing an upset by defeating the tenth-ranked player Rublev, making it to the semifinals. Kovačević also won several Challenger titles in 2023 and 2025, including notable wins over players like Wu Yibing. He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Roland Garros and although he lost in the first round to Djokovic, he earned his first Grand Slam win at the 2024 Australian Open by defeating Tabilo. Prior to his professional career, Kovacevic played college tennis at the University of Illinois where he was a two-time All-American and graduated in 2021 with a degree in finance. It’s worth noting that Kovacevic will be seeking his biggest clay win of his career, as his only ATP Tour clay win came against No. 104 Kokkinakis in the first round last year, and he has a record of 0-4 against top 100 players on clay. In 2025, all four of his ATP Tour wins came en route to the Montpellier final, where he eventually lost to Auger-Aliassime.
On the other hand, Tomas Martin Etcheverry, aged 25, is currently ranked number 44 in the world, with his career-high ranking being 27 in February 2024. Etcheverry had a win-loss record of 7-9 in 2025, with his best performance being reaching the quarterfinals in Santiago. In Houston, he has a record of 6-2, with his notable achievement being reaching the final in 2023. Etcheverry had a successful junior career, reaching as high as number 12 in the world rankings. He broke into the top 200 in June 2021 and the top 100 in April 2022 before achieving his career-high ranking the following year. At the 2023 Roland Garros, he had an impressive run, defeating top 20 players de Minaur and Coric en route to the quarterfinals without dropping a set. He reached his first ATP Tour final in Santiago, defeating clay-court champions Fognini, F. Cerundolo, Lajovic, and Baez along the way. He also reached the final in Houston in 2023, defeating J. Cerundolo and Garin. Etcheverry had his best season in terms of wins in 2024, accumulating 31 victories, with his notable performance being reaching the final in Lyon. In the Challenger circuit, he had impressive records in 2021 and 2022, winning titles on clay in Perugia, Trieste, and Concepción-2. Etcheverry has a good track record on clay, and he has previously reached two ATP Tour finals at the current venue. He has a record of 12-2 in tour-level opening rounds on clay since the start of the 2024 season.
David Goffin
Mariano Navone
Jacob Fearnley
Alex De Minaur
Jule Niemeier
Jasmine Paolini
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar
Karen Khachanov
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Varvara Gracheva
Zizou Bergs
Diego Dedura-Palomero
Magdalena Frech
Jessica Pegula
Alexander Zverev
Tallon Griekspoor
Linda Fruhvirtova
Olga Danilovic
Emma Navarro
Jelena Ostapenko
Francisco Cerundolo
Alexander Shevchenko
Moyuka Uchijima
Lois Boisson
Suzan Lamens
Linda Noskova
Luciano Darderi
Ben Shelton
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Andrey Rublev
The match will take place on Court 3 at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Kovacevic will win.
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