Francisco Cerundolo def. Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 6-2 — Queen's Club Championships 2026 R32

Match recap

Francisco Cerundolo defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 6-2 in the R32 of the Queen's Club Championships 2026.

The second serve decided it: Cerundolo won 65% of those points to Kovacevic's 41%, and that gap held even after Kovacevic forced a tiebreak by breaking in game 11 of the second set. Cerundolo broke right back to even the set, then broke in games 1 and 7 of the decider to take it 6-2. He converted 4 of 9 break points and stays unbeaten against Kovacevic at 3-0, his first meeting on grass, with Jenson Brooksby next.

Match stats

Aleksandar Kovacevic: 10 aces, 25 winners, 59% first serves, 3 double faults, 1/2 break points. Francisco Cerundolo: 10 aces, 24 winners, 56% first serves, 4 double faults, 4/9 break points.

Profiles: Aleksandar Kovacevic · Francisco Cerundolo — Queen's Club Championships 2026

Head-to-head

Aleksandar Kovacevic and Francisco Cerundolo have met 3 times, with Francisco Cerundolo leading the head-to-head 3–0.

• Miami Open 2023 R64 — Francisco Cerundolo won 6-4, 6-4
• Miami 2023 R64 — Francisco Cerundolo won 6-4, 6-4