Nuno Borges def. Aleksandar Kovacevic 6(7)-7(9), 6-2, 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Nuno Borges defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6(7)-7(9), 6-2, 6-4 in the R128 of the Canadian Open 2026.

Break-point conversion decided it. Nuno Borges cashed 3 of 8 chances to Aleksandar Kovacevic's 1 of 5 and out-aced the American 16-4, margins that made the lost opener — Borges broke for 6-5 in game 11, then dropped the tiebreak — a detour. Set two flipped the match. Kovacevic's first-serve points won sank from 79 percent to 53 with five double faults, and from there he went 0 for 3 on break points against a Portuguese serve that held 14 of 15 games all match. Kovacevic won 90 percent of first-serve points in the third yet never earned a look. Twenty hours, 29 minutes after the first ball, Borges converted his second match point to break for 6-4 in game 10 — Kovacevic had saved the first.

Match stats

Aleksandar Kovacevic: 4 aces, 21 winners, 48% first serves, 7 double faults, 1/5 break points. Nuno Borges: 16 aces, 38 winners, 68% first serves, 4 double faults, 4/8 break points.

Profiles: Aleksandar Kovacevic · Nuno Borges — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Aleksandar Kovacevic and Nuno Borges.