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hardoutdoor· China· Chengdu Open

Aleksandar Kovacevic vs Lloyd Harris

24 Sept, 08:00 · Round 1 · best of 3 · in 5h 2m

Why this is close

Each bar is that input's share of the explanatory signal.

Surface Elo (hard)48.7% · -6.1% toward Lloyd Harris
ATP ranking37.7% · +4.7% toward Aleksandar Kovacevic
Rest and workload13.7% · +1.7% toward Aleksandar Kovacevic

Raw model probability 50%, calibrated to 50% for Aleksandar Kovacevic. Calibration is fitted on completed matches and pulls confident predictions back toward the centre.

Projected total games

24.2

leans over for a best of 3

Straight sets

50%

chance the match ends without a deciding set

Market comparison

🔥 Top model pick
Our model
50%
Market
39%

2.45

Difference
11.3%

Our model differs from the market by 11.3% on Aleksandar Kovacevic.

Betano MX · 2.45 / 1.57 · bookmaker margin of 4.5% removed so the two sides sum to 100%. Predictions only — not a profit claim.

Underdog keeps it close

Aleksandar Kovacevic is the market underdog, and our model rates them 11.3% higher than the de-vigged price. On top of that, the margin model gives them a 77% chance of finishing within 4.5 games (or winning outright).

Margin model measured on 2,080 settled matches. We carry no handicap prices yet, so this is a statistical read on how close the match should be — not a priced edge.

What is missing here

  • Lloyd Harris has a provisional hard rating (5–19 matches), so it is pulled part-way toward his overall rating rather than used at face value.
Aleksandar KovacevicLloyd Harris
1599hard Elo1698
1642Overall Elo1708
-43hard vs overall-10
1–4hard record6–1
ratedrating basisprovisional

The model uses an effective rating that pulls a thin surface sample back toward the overall rating: 1631 vs 1705.