Prediction Of Kovacevic Vs Stricker H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Bnp Paribas Nordic Open 2024?

What Time Will Aleksandar Kovacevic Play Against Dominic Stricker?

Kovacevic and Stricker are on the Day 1 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Nordic Open 2024 on Monday 14 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, a 26-year-old tennis player from the USA, will be facing [PR] Dominic Stricker from Switzerland in their first tour-level meeting. Their previous encounter took place in Biel, Switzerland, where Stricker defeated Kovacevic with a score of 6-4, 7-6(3) in the Round of 16.

Kovacevic currently holds the 90th spot in the world rankings, with his career-high being No. 72, achieved in September 2024. He broke into the Top 100 in January 2024 and previously reached No. 101 in April 2023. Notable highlights in his career include defeating his countryman McDonald to reach the 2022 Seoul Semi-Finals as a 222nd-ranked Lucky Loser, and his biggest win against No. 13 Norrie to advance to the second ATP Tour Quarter-Finals at the 2023 Los Cabos tournament.

In 2023, Kovacevic secured wins at various Challenger tournaments such as Cleveland, Waco, Shenzhen, and Temuco. Of significance was his triumph over Wu Yibing in the Cleveland final. Additionally, he made his Grand Slam debut at the 2023 Roland Garros, facing his idol and eventual champion Djokovic in the first round. He later earned his first Grand Slam victory against Tabilo at the 2024 Australian Open.

Before turning professional, Kovacevic spent five years playing college tennis at the University of Illinois, where he obtained a finance degree and earned the distinction of being a two-time All-American. Born and raised in New York City, he began playing tennis at the age of four in Central Park, guided by his parents Milan and Milanka, who were former professional table tennis players from Yugoslavia.

Despite a recent string of losses, Kovacevic hopes to secure his first ATP Tour win since reaching the third round in Washington, where he defeated Nishioka and Carballes Baena in August. This season, he achieved a personal-best of nine wins, including Quarter-Finals appearances in Los Cabos and Newport.

On the other hand, 22-year-old Dominic Stricker, hailing from Switzerland, currently holds the 317th position in the world rankings, with a career-high of No. 88 in October 2023. His breakthrough came after defeating No. 7 Tsitsipas at the 2023 US Open, securing his first Grand Slam Round of 16 appearance.

Stricker participated in the Next Gen ATP Finals in both 2022 and 2023, reaching the Semi-Finals but falling to Lehecka and Medjedovic, respectively. He made his ATP Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2021 Geneva tournament, where he advanced to the Quarter-Finals. He repeated this feat as a wildcard participant at the 2021 Stuttgart tournament and the 2023 Basel tournament, defeating No. 8 Ruud in the second round.

In 2022, at the Basel tournament, Stricker made history as the youngest Swiss player to win a match since Federer in 2000. He was just 20 years old when he beat Cressy in the first round. Additionally, Stricker won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Lugano tournament as a wildcard.

In his junior career, Stricker clinched the All-Swiss Grand Slam boys’ singles title at the 2020 Roland Garros, defeating Riedi. He also achieved the doubles title with Cobolli, becoming the first player since Gonzalez in 1998 to win both titles in the same year.

Stricker aims to secure his second ATP Tour win of the season, as he previously defeated No. 74 Coria in the first round of Winston-Salem. He missed the first five months of the 2024 season due to injury. Stricker is one of three Swiss players in the main draw, and they are all vying to become the first Swiss champion in Stockholm since Federer in 2010.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Kovacevic will win.
Matchstat.com has an Artificial Intelligence (Ai) prediction model that is trained on all professional ATP and WTA past matches.

To find out who our model thinks will win for Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Dominic Stricker, have a look at the prediction here:

Matchstat.com Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Dominic Stricker prediction.